CLINICAL PROFILE OF HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE I: A FORGOTTEN INFECTION IN PEDIATRICS

The Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a retrovirus with oncogenic properties, affects around ten to twenty million people worldwide. The most common disorders associated with HTLV-1 infection are T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ALT) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (...

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Main Author: Juliana Mejía-Mertel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología 2021-09-01
Series:Infectio
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Online Access:https://www.revistainfectio.org/index.php/infectio/article/view/905