Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Pediatric Research Center, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 5;77(7):987-990. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad320.
Cutavirus (CuV) is associated with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), of which parapsoriasis is a precursor. Our study reveals a significantly higher CuV-DNA prevalence in skin swabs of parapsoriasis patients (6/13; 46.2%) versus those of healthy adults (1/51; 1.96%). Eight patients (8/12; 66.7%) had CuV DNA in biopsied skin, and 4 developed CTCL.
切瘤病毒(CuV)与皮肤 T 细胞淋巴瘤(CTCL)相关,而副银屑病是其前体疾病。我们的研究显示,副银屑病患者的皮肤拭子中 CuV-DNA 的阳性率明显更高(6/13;46.2%),而健康成年人的阳性率为 1/51(1.96%)。12 名患者中有 8 名(8/12;66.7%)在活检皮肤中存在 CuV DNA,4 名患者发展为 CTCL。