| Literature DB >> 7793113 |
L LaGrenade1, C Morgan, C Carberry, B Hanchard, V Fletcher, R Gray, B Cranston, P Rodgers-Johnson, A Manns.
Abstract
An association between HTLV-1 infection and infective dermatitis (ID) a relapsing eczematous condition of Jamaican children, was reported in 1990. These patients are at risk of developing other known HTLV-1 related diseases. We have observed the development of HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in two patients, ages 14 and 35 years, who were diagnosed with ID at ages 2 and 10 years, respectively. Infective dermatitis of children serves as an early marker of HTLV-I infection and may predict later development of either the malignant outcome, adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma or the neurologic manifestation HAM/TSP among adult carriers of HTLV-1 infection.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7793113
Source DB: PubMed Journal: West Indian Med J ISSN： 0043-3144 Impact factor: 0.171