Slithering Through the Bone Marrow: Loiasis in a Patient With Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1-Associated Adult T-Cell Lymphoma.

Boodman, Carl; Marko, Daniel; Keynan, Yoav

Boodman, Carl; Marko, Daniel; Keynan, Yoav.

Afiliación

Boodman C; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Marko D; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Keynan Y; Department of Pathology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Open Forum Infect Dis ; 7(12): ofaa526, 2020 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33335934

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Loiasis is a filarial disease endemic to areas of Central and West Africa. We present a case of Loa loa microfilaremia in a patient with HTLV-1-related adult T-cell lymphoma. This case may suggest the possible role of cellular immunity in controlling microfilaria burden.

Palabras clave

HTLV-1; Loa loa; loiasis; microfilaremia

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Open Forum Infect Dis Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: EEUU / ESTADOS UNIDOS / ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA / EUA / UNITED STATES / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / US / USA

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