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Myelopathy and adult T-cell leukemia associated with HTLV-1 in a young patient with hearing loss as the initial manifestation of disease

Mielopatia e leucemia de células T do adulto associada ao HTLV-1 em um paciente jovem com perda auditiva como manifestação inicial da doença

A young male developed hearing loss, vertigo, headache and facial palsy. Neurological examination did not show any abnormalities. Two years later, cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and atypical lymphocytes in peripheral blood revealed leukemia. At the same time, acquired ichthyosis was observed. Subsequently, neurological abnormalities revealed myelopathy associated with HTLV-1, due to vertical transmission.

Leukemia; Myelopathy; Human T cell lymphotropic virus


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