High prevalence of skin disorders among HTLV-1 infected individuals independent of clinical status.

<h4>Background</h4>Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection can increase the risk of developing skin disorders. This study evaluated the correlation between HTLV-1 proviral load and CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells count among HTLV-1 infected individuals, with or without skin d...

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Main Authors: Renata Okajima, Augusto C P Oliveira, Jerusa Smid, Jorge Casseb, Jose Antonio Sanches
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24244779/pdf/?tool=EBI