An enabling act.
Infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) can be associated with hematologic malignancy, inflammatory syndromes, or infectious complications. Herein, we bring attention to HTLV-1 infection complications as we discuss a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with HTLV-1-associated T cell lymphoma.
Divisions of Infectious Diseases.
Spyridon
S
Chalkias
Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
John P
JP
Doweiko
Divisions of Infectious Diseases.
George M
GM
Eliopoulos
Cryptococcus neoformans; HTLV-1; human T lymphotropic virus 1