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Skin manifestations are a common feature of HTLV-1 associated disorders and of HTLV-1 infection itself. These include the lymphomatous skin infiltrates in adult T-cell lymphoma/leukaemia, most commonly manifesting as persistent, generalised papules, nodules and plaques with later ulceration, acquired ichthyosis and xeroderma in HAM/TSP, infective dermatitis of children, dermatomyositis, crusted (Norwegian) scabies, psoriasiform rashes which may precede one of the more serious disease associations, and possibly also seborrhoeic dermatitis. Disorders typically associated with immunosuppression such as disseminated herpes zoster, and ulcerative non-healing herpes simplex may also be seen occasionally both in ATK as well as in other wise asymptomatic HTLV-1 infection (AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Criança , Adulto , Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano , Linfoma Cutâneo de Células T , Dermatite , Dermatomiosite , Escabiose , Psoríase , Herpes Zoster , Herpes Simples , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto , Paraparesia Espástica Tropical , Uveíte , Hipercalcemia , Anemia , Complexo Relacionado com a AIDS , Hanseníase , Sarcoidose , Dermatite Esfoliativa , Escleroderma Sistêmico , Dermatopatias Vesiculobolhosas , Eczema , Ictiose , Imunoglobulina G , Anticorpos Anti-HTLV-I , Staphylococcus , Streptococcus , Bronquiectasia , Catarata , Polimiosite , Eritema , Edema , Sarcoptes scabiei , Dermatite Seborreica , Tinha do Couro Cabeludo , Região do Caribe , Estados Unidos , Haiti , Japão , América do Sul , ÁfricaRESUMO
Three children who developed skin lesions resembling the Scalded Skin Syndrome during recovery from kwashiorkor are described. The lesions were sterile and the children showed no constitutional upset. The aetiology of these lesions is obscure (AU)
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Criança , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Kwashiorkor/complicações , Dermatopatias Vesiculobolhosas/etiologia , /administração & dosagem , Dermatopatias Vesiculobolhosas/tratamento farmacológico , SíndromeAssuntos
Humanos , Lactente , Criança , Adulto , 21003 , Masculino , Feminino , Técnicas In Vitro , Pesquisa/tendências , Arbovírus/isolamento & purificação , Adenovírus Humanos/isolamento & purificação , Leptospirose/imunologia , Dermatopatias Vesiculobolhosas/epidemiologia , Dermatopatias Vesiculobolhosas/etiologia , Ductos Biliares/fisiologia , Insulina/metabolismo , Epinefrina/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Nutrição do Lactente/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/dietoterapiaRESUMO
The object of this project was to present cases of vesiculo-bullous eruptions due to virus infection as seen in Jamaica, and to outline laboratory procedures in diagnosis especially in relation to isolation in human thyroid tissue culture and differential diagnosis based on egg and animal inoculations and serological techniques. Previously, diagnoses were mainly based on clinical and epidemiological observations due to a lack of virus diagnostic facilities. This paper presented the nature of the aetiological agents as proven by isolation and identification: unusual manifestations of such viral agents, and the utilisation of a common system for isolation and relatively simple procedures for identification. Cases studied included Eczema vaccinatum due to vaccinia and to herpes simplex, vesiculo bullous eruptions on the lips, buccal mucosa, tongue and anterior fauces due to herpes simplex, herpes genitalis in adult males, uveitis and conjunctivitis as sequelae of severe herpes stomatitis, epidemic and sporadic cases of varicella, fatal case of varicella in an adult male, herpes zoster involving the opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve, T4 and T5 on chest and dorsum and sacral plexus, auto-inoculation of arm and vulva with vaccinia in infant (AU)