A probable association between HTLV-1 and endemic mycosis in Latin America

León, M.; Alave, J.; Bustamante Rufino, Ana Beatriz; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Seas Ramos, Carlos Rafael · urn:issn:1972-2680 (2012) · DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2305

Resumen

We have read with interest the case report of severe gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in a patient infected with Human T lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) by Canelo Aybarand colleagues [1]. In this case report, a possible link between these entities is suggested, but no conclusive evidence of a true association is provided. HTLV-1 causes clinical manifestations by three main mechanisms: auto-immune processes, malignant conditions, and infectious complications [2]...

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia