Absence of HTLV-1/2 infection and dermatological diseases in Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil


Autoria(s): da Motta Passos,Leny Nascimento; de Moraes,Márcia Poinho Encarnação; Tamegão-Lopes,Bruna; de Lemos,José Alexandre Rodrigues; de Lima Machado,Paulo Roberto; Mira,Marcelo Távora; Talhari,Sinésio
Data(s)

01/08/2014

Resumo

Introduction The prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) infection is heterogeneous across different populations. We tested the hypothesis that HTLV-1/2 infection occurs more often in dermatological patients. Methods A total of 1,091 patients from a tropical dermatology clinic were tested for HTLV-1/2. In parallel, 6865 first-time blood donors from the same geographic area were screened for HTLV-1/2; HTLV-1/2 positive blood donors underwent dermatological examinations. Results The prevalence of HTLV-1/2 in first-time blood donors was 0.14%. No co-occurrence of HTLV-1/2 infection and dermatological conditions was observed. Conclusions Our results challenge the hypothesis that HTLV-1/2 infection occurs more often in dermatological patients.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000400507

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.47 n.4 2014

Palavras-Chave #HTLV-1/2 #Dermatology #Association #HTLV and skin diseases
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journal article