Nobre Vandack, Guedes Antônio Carlos, Proietti Fernando Augusto, Martins Marina L, Nassif Gabriella, Serufo José Carlos, Lambertucci José Roberto
Infectious Diseases Branch, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Intervirology. 2007;50(4):316-8. doi: 10.1159/000105445. Epub 2007 Jul 9.
Brazil may have the highest absolute number of individuals infected by human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). It has been suggested that the prevalence of HTLV-1 is increased in patients with skin diseases. This study shows a higher prevalence of this infection in 1,229 patients attending a Brazilian dermatology clinic (0.7%) when compared to blood donors (0.22%). Of note, one additional patient tested positive for HTLV-2. The main skin diseases described in HTLV-1 seropositives were vitiligo (2 cases), dermatophytosis (2 cases), and leprosy (2 cases). A 23-year-old woman received a diagnosis of infectious dermatitis.
巴西可能是感染人类T细胞嗜淋巴细胞病毒1型（HTLV-1）的人数绝对数量最多的国家。有人提出，皮肤病患者中HTLV-1的患病率会升高。本研究显示，与献血者（0.22%）相比，在一家巴西皮肤科诊所就诊的1229名患者中这种感染的患病率更高（0.7%）。值得注意的是，另有一名患者HTLV-2检测呈阳性。HTLV-1血清阳性患者中描述的主要皮肤病有白癜风（2例）、皮肤癣菌病（2例）和麻风病（2例）。一名23岁女性被诊断为感染性皮炎。
