Case for diagnosis. Infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1: differential diagnosis of atopic dermatitis
An. bras. dermatol
; 92(4): 573-574, July-Aug. 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
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.
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Texto completo:
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por HTLV-I
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Enfermedades Cutáneas Virales
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Dermatitis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil