| Literature DB >> 1928233 |
K R Phelps1, S S Ginsberg, A W Cunningham, E Tschachler, H Dosik.
Abstract
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) was demonstrated postmortem in a 47-year-old woman initially manifesting severe hypercalcemia and a vertebral compression fracture. Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis preceded the appearance of ATLL by several months and ultimately dominated the terminal course. Although HTLV-I and S. stercoralis commonly infect the same host, only three other cases of concomitant ATLL and hyperinfection have been reported in English. The apparent rarity of this association suggests that immunologic sequelae of ATLL do not predispose to dissemination and multiplication of Strongyloides. Observations pertinent to this conclusion are reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1928233 DOI： 10.1097/00000441-199110000-00006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Sci ISSN： 0002-9629 Impact factor: 2.378