Title
An unusual presentation of HTLV-1 infection: A pandora box of opportunist infections
Other title
Presentación inusual de infección por HTLV-1: Una caja de pandora de infecciones oportunistas
Date Issued
01 June 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Asociation Argentina de Dermatologia
Abstract
HTLV-1 is an endemic retrovirus in Peru, occasionally associated with some isolated opportunistic infections. We present the case of a 41-year-old male poultry farmer with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis treated 6 months ago. He was admitted to emergency due to alteration of conscience, dysarthria and watery diarrhea; the examination revealed confluent plaques in the oral cavity, violaceous maculopapular lesions and crusted plaques. Skin biopsy confirmed Kaposi's sarcoma and crusted scabies; in addition, cervical lymphadenopathies showed evidence of BAAR (++) in the microscopic study with Auramine test, and in the examination of feces with modified Zielh Nielsen's stain, Cystoisospora belli oocyst was observed, and trimetropin / sulfametozaxol received antituberculous treatment. HTLV-1 was confirmed by immunofluorescence. In the fundus of the eye cytomegalovirus retinitis was evidenced, he received ganciclovir. At three weeks of hospital admission he died due to severe respiratory failure. We discuss the presence of multiple opportunistic co-infections in a patient with immunosuppression by HTLV-1.
Volume
99
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85048860750
Source
Revista Argentina de Dermatologia
ISSN of the container
03252787
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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