Abstract
It is well established that diffuse interstitial shadows are observed in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carriers. However, the pathological pattern of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) has rarely been reported. Here, we describe the clinical features of four patients with histologically proven NSIP and HTLV-1 infection. The patients, one woman and three men, had a median age of 59.5 years. High-resolution computed tomography of the lungs was performed in all patients, and no apparent honeycomb formations were detected. The present study demonstrates that the NSIP pattern is a significant pathological classification of interstitial pneumonia associated with HTLV-1 carriers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 284-287 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- High-resolution computed tomography
- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
- Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia/fibrosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Yu, H., Fujita, J., Higa, F., Yamadori, I., Hibiya, K., Yara, S., Tateyama, M., Tanimoto, Y., Tanimoto, M., & Li, H. (2009). Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia pattern as pulmonary involvement in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 carriers. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 15(5), 284-287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-009-0707-7