RESUMO
Infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1 (IDH) is the main cutaneous marker of HTLV-1 infection. This disease occurs primarily in children and should be differentiated from other eczemas, especially from atopic dermatitis. The largest series of IDH are from Jamaica and Brazil. There are an estimated 15 to 20 million infected people in the world, and Brazil is one of the endemic regions. Studies suggest that IDH in children may be a marker for the development of T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) or myelopathy associated with HTLV-1/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM / TSP) in adulthood.
Assuntos
Dermatite/diagnóstico , Infecções por HTLV-I/diagnóstico , Dermatopatias Virais/diagnóstico , Dermatite/virologia , Dermatite Atópica/diagnóstico , Dermatite Atópica/virologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Eczema/diagnóstico , Eczema/virologia , Feminino , Infecções por HTLV-I/complicações , Humanos , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/diagnóstico , Dermatopatias Virais/complicações , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Abstract: Infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1 (IDH) is the main cutaneous marker of HTLV-1 infection. This disease occurs primarily in children and should be differentiated from other eczemas, especially from atopic dermatitis. The largest series of IDH are from Jamaica and Brazil. There are an estimated 15 to 20 million infected people in the world, and Brazil is one of the endemic regions. Studies suggest that IDH in children may be a marker for the development of T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) or myelopathy associated with HTLV-1/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM / TSP) in adulthood.
