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| Primo,J.; Siqueira,I.; Nascimento,M.C.F.; Oliveira,M.F.; Farre,L.; Carvalho,E.M.; Bittencourt,A.L.. |
| Salvador (BA, Brazil) is an endemic area for human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The overall prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in the general population has been estimated to be 1.76%. HTLV-1 carriers may develop a variety of diseases such as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1 (IDH). IDH is a chronic and severe form of childhood exudative and infective dermatitis involving mainly the scalp, neck and ears. It has recently been observed that 30% of patients with IDH develop juvenile HAM/TSP. The replication of HTLV-1 has been reported to be greater in adult HAM/TSP patients than in asymptomatic HTLV-1 carriers. In the current study, the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1; HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; HTLV-1 proviral loads. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000800012 |
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