Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma in a patient with HTLV-I/II associated myelopathy
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 55(2): 325-8, jun. 1997. ilus
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RESUMO
Chronic myelopathy associated with T-lymphotropic virus type I (HAM) has been described as an endemic disease in several areas of the world, meanwhile there are few papers describing the association between HAM and adult T cell leukemia-lymphoma. We report the case of a man that, after four years of progressive spastic paraparesis and neurogenic bladder, developed a clinical picture of a lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by dermal and systemic envolviment, mimicking mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome.
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano
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Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 2 Humano
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Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto
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Paraparesia Espástica Tropical
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
1997
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Article