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Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma in a Peruvian hospital in human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) positive patients

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Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an aggressive neoplasm of T‐lymphocytes associated with human T‐lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐1) infection. As HTLV‐1 is endemic in native ethnics in South America, and… Click to show full abstract

Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an aggressive neoplasm of T‐lymphocytes associated with human T‐lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐1) infection. As HTLV‐1 is endemic in native ethnics in South America, and its infection leads to several chronic diseases as ATLL with poor prognosis, we aimed to present three ATLL cases and to review current literature.

Keywords: htlv; cell leukemia; leukemia lymphoma; human lymphotropic; adult cell; lymphotropic virus

Journal Title: International Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2017

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