Myelopathy and adult T-cell leukemia associated with HTLV-1 in a young patient with hearing loss as the initial manifestation of disease / Mielopatia e leucemia de células T do adulto associada ao HTLV-1 em um paciente jovem com perda auditiva como manifestação inicial da doença
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;42(3): 336-337, May-June 2009.
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ABSTRACT
A young male developed hearing loss, vertigo, headache and facial palsy. Neurological examination did not show any abnormalities. Two years later, cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and atypical lymphocytes in peripheral blood revealed leukemia. At the same time, acquired ichthyosis was observed. Subsequently, neurological abnormalities revealed myelopathy associated with HTLV-1, due to vertical transmission.
RESUMO
Um jovem do sexo masculino desenvolveu perda auditiva, vertigem, cefaléia e paralisia facial. Exame neurológico sem alterações. Dois anos mais tarde, linfadenopatia cervical, hepatoesplenomegalia e linfócitos atípicos no sangue periférico divulgado leucemia. Concomitante, observou-se ictiose adquirida e, posteriormente, anormalidades neurológicas revelaram mielopatia associada ao HTLV-1, transmitido verticalmente.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell
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Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
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Hearing Loss
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Year:
2009
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Article