Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia pattern as pulmonary involvement in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 carriers.
J Infect Chemother
; 15(5): 284-7, 2009 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-19856065
ABSTRACT
It is well established that diffuse interstitial shadows are observed in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carriers. However, the pathological pattern of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) has rarely been reported. Here, we describe the clinical features of four patients with histologically proven NSIP and HTLV-1 infection. The patients, one woman and three men, had a median age of 59.5 years. High-resolution computed tomography of the lungs was performed in all patients, and no apparent honeycomb formations were detected. The present study demonstrates that the NSIP pattern is a significant pathological classification of interstitial pneumonia associated with HTLV-1 carriers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano
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Portador Sadio
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Infecções por Deltaretrovirus
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Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Chemother
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão