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HTLV-1-associated infective dermatitis and probable HTLV-1- associated myelopathy in an adolescent female

AbstractHuman T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated infective dermatitis (ID) is a chronic, severe and recurrent eczema occurring during childhood in patients vertically infected with HTLV-1. HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesia (HAM/ TSP) is slow and progressive....

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Main Authors: Raquel Bisacotti Steglich (Author), Renata Elise Tonoli (Author), Paulo Ricardo Martins Souza (Author), Giselle Martins Pinto (Author), Rudimar dos Santos Riesgo (Author)
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:AbstractHuman T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated infective dermatitis (ID) is a chronic, severe and recurrent eczema occurring during childhood in patients vertically infected with HTLV-1. HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesia (HAM/ TSP) is slow and progressive. We report the case of an adolescent female from a non-endemic area for HTLV-1 who presents ID and, most likely, associated HAM/TSP.
Item Description:0365-0596
10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153462

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