title: [Fatal erythroderma in a young Moroccan].
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving a young Moroccan who abruptly developed pruritic papulo-vesicular lesions with erythroderma. Secondary development of jaundice and tumoral syndrome lead to diagnosis of an acute form of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with HTLV-1 infection. The patient died within three months. To o ur knowledge, this is the first such case reported in Morocco.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie-Vénérdologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. gharibileila@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gharibi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marouan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zouhair
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benchikhi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco