HTLV-1 infection in acute t- lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma

• Main Authors: Mohammad Barouqa (Author), Morayma Reyes Gil (Author), Radhika Sekhri (Author), Mojisola Popoola (Author), Juan Ding (Author), Yanhua Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adult T- lymphocyte leukemia/ lymphoma (ATLL), described by Uchiyama et al. in 1977, is a distinct neoplasia of peripheral T-lymphocytes caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The authors describe the case of a 75-year-old female patient who presented with fever, chills, and alte...