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- Title
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in the Inuit people of Nunavut.
- Authors
Fahim, Simone; Prokopetz, Robert; Jackson, Robert; Faught, Carolyn; McCarthy, Anne E.; Andonov, Anton; Coulthart, Michael; Daw, Zohra; Olberg, Bernard; Giulivi, Antonio; Padmore, Ruth
- Abstract
The article presents three cases of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) found in three Inuit women from Nunavut. One patient presented with a 2-week history of malaise, pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant and mild jaundice. The other patient exhibited a nonspecific eczematous follicular dermatitis, while the other one presented with fever and shortness of breath.
- Subjects
HTLV-I; HTLV; ADULT T-cell leukemia; HTLV diseases; INUIT women
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2006, Vol 175, Issue 6, p579
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.060242