Crusted (Norwegian) scabies as a strong marker of adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma in HTLV‐1 infection

We present a rare case of crusted scabies in an human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) infected woman prior to onset of adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). We highlight the importance of this rare form of scabies as a prediagnostic sign of ATL, requiring high suspicion and monitoring of p...

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Autores principales: Bimbi, César, Brzezinski, Piotr, Sokolowska‐Wojdylo, Malgorzata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1983
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Sumario:We present a rare case of crusted scabies in an human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) infected woman prior to onset of adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). We highlight the importance of this rare form of scabies as a prediagnostic sign of ATL, requiring high suspicion and monitoring of possible symptoms for early detection of ATL.

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