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ArticleCureus2023

Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1)-Associated Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma in a Patient Previously Treated for Strongyloidiasis.

Anam Basharat, Muhammad Yasir Anwar, Muhammad Sulh, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Anam BasharatDepartment of Internal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Muhammad Yasir AnwarDepartment of Internal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Muhammad SulhDepartment of Pathology, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Sindhaghatta VenkatramDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Gilda Diaz-FuentesDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare form of T-cell lymphoma with poor median survival time and limited response to chemotherapy. We present a 45-year-old female from Ghana with generalized body rash, hypercalcemia, lymphadenopathy, and lytic bone lesions. She had a history of strongyloidiasis, treated two years ago, and her serology was positive for the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Histopathology of cervical lymph node and abdominal rash biopsy revealed T-cell lymphoma. We present a literature review on the topic and the challenges of diagnosis. We emphasize the importance of considering HTLV-1-associated ATLL in patients who have been treated for strongyloidiasis in the past and are presenting with rash or lymphadenopathy.

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htlv-1 associated atllhypercalcemia in atlllymphadenopathyrashstrongyloidiasis

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PMID38021878
PMCPMC10656113

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