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Infective dermatitis associated with HTLV‐1 infection in a girl from Trinidad: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Weiler Nicole,
Mayer Erick F.,
Kazlouskaya Viktoryia,
Bamgbola Oluwatoyin F.,
Banniettis Natalie,
Heilman Edward,
Glick Sharon A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13702
Subject(s) - tropical spastic paraparesis , medicine , girl , myelopathy , leukemia , lymphoma , dermatology , immunology , human t lymphotropic virus 1 , virology , t cell leukemia , biology , spinal cord , psychiatry , genetics
Infective dermatitis ( ID ) associated with Human T‐cell leukemia virus type‐1 ( HTLV ‐1) is a rare form of severe superinfected eczema seen mostly in the Caribbean islands and Latin America. Although rapid response to antibiotic treatment is observed, patients should be monitored for development of complications associated with this retroviral infection, including T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma ( ATLL ) and HTLV ‐1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis ( HAM / TSP ). Infective dermatitis is rarely seen in the United States and therefore may be under‐recognized by physicians unfamiliar with this condition. Herein, we present an additional case report of an ID associated with HTLV ‐1 in an 11‐year‐old girl from Trinidad.