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Prolonged lymphocytosis as the first manifestation of Hodgkin-like adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Bittencourt, Achiléa L; Andrade, Agnes Carvalho; Requião, Cristiane; Arruda, Maria da Gloria Bomfim; Araújo, Iguaracyra.

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017

Abstract Hodgkin-like ATLL is a rare variant of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), a disease caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1). At admission, a 46-year-old female presented with lymphadenomegaly, lymphocytosis, slight elevation of LDH blood level, and acid-alcohol resistant ba...

Biopsia, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Resultado Fatal, Infecciones por HTLV-I/patología, Enfermedad de Hodgkin/patología, Enfermedad de Hodgkin/virología, Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano/aislamiento & purificación, Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto/patología, Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto/virología, Ganglios Linfáticos/patología, Linfocitosis/patología, Linfocitosis/virología

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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Summary Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a malignancy of mature CD4+ T-cells caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Twenty million people are believed to be infected throughout the world, mostly in Japan, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, particularly in Brazil and Peru...