Flower cells in patients with infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1
Maria de Fátima Paim de Oliveira, Maria das Graças Vieira, Janeusa Primo, Isadora C. Siqueira, Edgar M. Carvalho, Lourdes Farré, Priscila Lima Fatal, Achiléa L. Bittencourt
20100701
2010 Aug 1
J Clin Virol
Flower cells in patients with infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1
J Clin Virol. 2010 Aug;48(4):288-290, Maria de Fátima Paim de Oliveira, Maria das Graças Vieira, Janeusa Primo, Isadora C. Siqueira, Edgar M. Carvalho, Lourdes Farré, Priscila Lima Fatal, Achiléa L. Bittencourt
BackgroundInfective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1 (IDH) is a severe childhood form of eczema that may progress to adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL).ObjectiveIn this study, the presence of clinical and laboratory parameters suggestive of ATL was evaluated in a cohort of 30 patients with IDH.Study designOver a period of 33 months, the patients were submitted to three-monthly clinical evaluations, routine laboratory exams, full blood count and blood smears, and to six-monthly blood sampling for...
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