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[Mycosis fungoides in a Gabonese patient infected with HTLV-I]. / Mycosis fongoïde chez une gabonaise infectée par le HTLV-I.
Perret, J L; Moussavou-Kombila, J B; Delaporte, E; Coniquet, S; Nguemby-Mbina, C; Normand, P.
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  • Perret JL; Service de Médecine A, Centre Hospitalier de Libreville, Gabon.
Med Trop (Mars) ; 56(1): 66-8, 1996.
Article in Fr | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8767797
Association of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) with T-cell malignancy is well-known but its relationship with mycosis fungoides is controversial. Typical mycosis fungoides was diagnosed at tumor stage in a 58-year-old Gabonese woman also infected with HTLV-1. Infection with lymphoma of the skin is uncommon in Africa but it is probably underestimated. Association of mycosis fungoides with retrovirus infection could be coincidental since there is a high prevalence of HTLV-1 in Gabon and the only currently recognized association is T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. However recent data indicate the presence of similar retrovirus particles and a common tax gene in the monocytes of most patients presenting mycosis fungoides.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / HTLV-I Infections / Mycosis Fungoides Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: Fr Journal: Med Trop (Mars) Year: 1996 Document type: Article
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / HTLV-I Infections / Mycosis Fungoides Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: Fr Journal: Med Trop (Mars) Year: 1996 Document type: Article