High prevalence of skin disorders among HTLV-1 infected individuals independent of clinical status.

• Main Authors: Renata Okajima (Author), Augusto C P Oliveira (Author), Jerusa Smid (Author), Jorge Casseb (Author), Jose Antonio Sanches (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection can increase the risk of developing skin disorders. This study evaluated the correlation between HTLV-1 proviral load and CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells count among HTLV-1 infected individuals, with or without skin d...