Cutaneous Manifestations in HTLV-I Positive Blood Donors

cutaneous manifestations in htlv-i positive blood donors

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Prevalence study of neurologic manifestations in HTLV-I positive blood donors

The human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is the etiologic agent of tropical spastic paraparesis / HTLV-I associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM), adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) as well as of other immunomediated systemic diseases. Contrary to other pathogenic viruses to man HTLV-I apparently causes diseases in the minority of the infected population. The real prevalence of HTLV-I neurologi...

A Systematic Review for Estimation of HTLV-I Infection in the Blood Donors of Iran

Anti-HTLV-I/II Seroprevalence in Healthy Blood Donors in İzmir, Turkey.

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is the first human retrovirus to be associated with malignant disease-namely, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. HTLV-I has also been associated with several diseases. HTLV-I has a worldwide distribution with major endemic foci in the Caribbean and Southern Japan. HTLV-II is a closely related retrovirus that shares considerable genomic homology with ...

A Systematic Review for Estimation of HTLV-I Infection in the Blood Donors of Iran

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective: High prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) infection in the northeastern of Iran has been proven. However, there is no overall estimation of the infection in the country. This systematic review was conducted to make an accurate estimation...