Clinical, Radiological and Functional Characteristics of Pulmonary Diseases among HTLV-1 Infected Patients without Prior Active Tuberculosis Infection

Clinical, Radiological and Functional Characteristics of Pulmonary Diseases among HTLV-1 Infected Patients without Prior Active Tuberculosis Infection

The lifelong infection with the human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has been associated with a variety of clinical manifestations; one of the less-explored is HTLV-1-associated pulmonary disease. Imaging of lung damage caused by the HTLV-1 hyperinflammatory cascade can be similar to sequelae...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Cachay, Marcela Gil-Zacarias, Takashi Watanabe-Tejada, Alvaro Schwalb, Fernando Mejía, Oscar Gayoso, Eduardo Gotuzzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
HTLV-1
pulmonary disease
pulmonary function
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/7/895

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