A 17-Year-Old Boy With Right Face Palsy, Left Leg Weakness, and Lytic Skull-Bone Lesions.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV), an infection that is endemic in certain parts of Asia, Africa, and South America, has been associated with malignancy and neurological deficits. Here, we describe a pediatric patient with chronic HTLV-I infection who developed complications associated with HTLV-I (ie, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis). To our knowledge, this presentation in a child has never been described. The patient underwent a bone marrow transplant and, at the time of this writing, was in remission. This case report highlights the fact that HTLV-related complications, previously expected to occur after decades of infection, also can occur in pediatric patients, particularly those who acquired HTLV-I perinatally.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Akinboyo, IC; Crane, GM; Chen, L; Arav-Boger, R
Published Date
- December 3, 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 7 / 4
Start / End Page
- 350 - 354
PubMed ID
- 29373673
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6276027
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2048-7207
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/jpids/pix101
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England