HTLV-I Associated Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma - Report of a Case with Atypical Clinical Presentation

A case of a 20-years-old black man from Salvador, Bahia with HTLV-I associated T cell lymphoma is presented. In spite of the absence of splenomegaly and leukemia, the patient had a marked cephalic tumoral infiltration associated with axillary tumors in a pattern not yet described in adult T cell lym...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 1994-01, Vol.89 (1), p.59-61
Hauptverfasser:	Bittencourt, A L, Fernandes, D J, Sampaio Filho, C, Moreira Júnior, E D, Ribeiro, T T, Harrington, Jr, W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult adult T cell lymphoma adult T cell lymphoma - HTLV-I - cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Bleomycin - administration & dosage cutaneous T cell lymphoma Cyclophosphamide - administration & dosage Doxorubicin - administration & dosage Face - pathology HTLV-1 Humans Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell - drug therapy Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell - immunology Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell - pathology Leukemic Infiltration - drug therapy Leukemic Infiltration - pathology Male PARASITOLOGY Prednisone - administration & dosage Prognosis Skin - pathology TROPICAL MEDICINE Vincristine - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of a 20-years-old black man from Salvador, Bahia with HTLV-I associated T cell lymphoma is presented. In spite of the absence of splenomegaly and leukemia, the patient had a marked cephalic tumoral infiltration associated with axillary tumors in a pattern not yet described in adult T cell lymphoma. Peripheral blood involvement was observed later on in the course of the disease. The patient underwent chemotherapy but died seven months after diagnosis.
ISSN:	1678-8060 0074-0276 0074-0276 1678-8060
DOI:	10.1590/S0074-02761994000100011