| Literature DB >> 17622792 |
Vandack Nobre1, Antônio Carlos Guedes, Fernando Augusto Proietti, Marina L Martins, Gabriella Nassif, José Carlos Serufo, José Roberto Lambertucci.
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Brazil may have the highest absolute number of individuals infected by human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). It has been suggested that the prevalence of HTLV-1 is increased in patients with skin diseases. This study shows a higher prevalence of this infection in 1,229 patients attending a Brazilian dermatology clinic (0.7%) when compared to blood donors (0.22%). Of note, one additional patient tested positive for HTLV-2. The main skin diseases described in HTLV-1 seropositives were vitiligo (2 cases), dermatophytosis (2 cases), and leprosy (2 cases). A 23-year-old woman received a diagnosis of infectious dermatitis. Copyright 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17622792 DOI： 10.1159/000105445
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intervirology ISSN： 0300-5526 Impact factor: 1.763