HTLV-I arthropathy and Sjogren syndrome
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The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) may be associated with some cases of rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's syndrome. Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory changes in salivary and other glands. Studies in Japan, where HTLV-I infection is widespread, show that people who tested positive for HTLV-I were more likely to have rheumatoid arthritis. People with Sjogren's syndrome were also more likely to test positive and they had antibodies against HTLV-I in their saliva. Viral DNA has also been found in the synovial fluid of joints in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1996
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HTLV-I-associated infective dermatitis: past, present, and future
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A type of dermatitis associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) appears to be transmitted from mother to child via breast milk. This viral dermatitis was first reported in Jamaican children in 1966 and was linked to HTLV-I in 1990. The disease often leads to crusted scabies, corneal abnormalities, lung abnormalities and parasitic worm infections. These are often seen in poor patients, who cannot afford to continue antibiotic treatment. In one study of HTLV-I-associated dermatitis, only the children of infected mothers were also infected.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1996
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in Jamaica: 1986-1995
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Between 1985 and 1995, there were 126 cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) in Jamaica. It occurred with equal frequency in men and women. The age of the patients ranged from 17 to 85. Many had skin involvement, an enlarged liver and spleen, fluid in the lungs and opportunistic infections. Eighty-seven percent had enlarged lymph nodes. A total of 102 died and 19 were lost to follow-up and presumed dead. The average survival time was 20 weeks. Mother-to-child transmission via breast milk appears to be a major route of transmission.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1996
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