A rare presentation of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma with generalized cutaneous purpuric lesions

• Main Authors: De-En Kao (Author), Chih-Pin Chen (Author), Kan-Tang Fang (Author), Yung-Hsiang Hsu (Author), Sung-Jen Hung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an aggressive malignancy caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1. The disease is characterized by the presence of pleomorphic lymphocytes and cutaneous purpuric eruptions with skin, lymph node, visceral organs, central nervous system, and bone marrow...