Title
Dermatomiositis and evans syndrome associated with HTLV- 1 infection
Other title
January Dermatomiositis y síndrome de evans asociado a infección por HTLV
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
A 55-year-old female patient, born in Ayacucho, with a history of dermatomyositis for 3 years, who received irregular treatment with prednisone. Two months prior to admission, she presented with autoinmune hemolytic anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The patient received methylprednisolone pulse therapy and packed red blood cells transfusions. Upon admission, she was drowsy, with a poor overall status, marked weight loss, dehydration, with presence of livedo reticularis in her lower extremities, and onychodystrophy and onycholysis on the toes of both feet. Western blot test was positive for human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The patient evolved with recurrent hypoglycemia. Therefore, we report a case of dermatomyositis and Evans syndrome in the context of an HTLV-1 infection.
Start page
162
End page
167
Volume
33
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas Nutrición, Dietética
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84964211357
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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