Human T-lymphotropic virus type I: new risk for Chilean population [letter]

Human T-lymphotropic virus type I: new risk for Chilean population.

Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), a human retrovirus, has been etiologically associated with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and with a demyelinating neurologic disorder termed tropical spastic paraparesia (TSP) or HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM), and has raised concern that spread of this virus by blood transfusion may result in disease among recipients.’ HTLV-I is highly endemic in J...

Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) is a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease

human t lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) is a risk factor for coronary artery disease

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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus-type I.

HTLV-I is a retrovirus now identified as the etiologic agent of two diverse disease processes: ATLL, an aggressive T-cell malignancy; and TSP/HAM, a chronic progressive myelopathy. Transmission can occur horizontally through blood transfusions, IV drug abuse and sexual intercourse. Vertical transmission may also occur. Available diagnostic modalities are serologic in nature and include the EIA ...

Study of the Association Between Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Infection and Lichen Planus