TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia pattern as pulmonary involvement in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 carriers
AU - Yu, Hui
AU - Fujita, Jiro
AU - Higa, Futoshi
AU - Yamadori, Ichiro
AU - Hibiya, Kenji
AU - Yara, Satomi
AU - Tateyama, Masao
AU - Tanimoto, Yasushi
AU - Tanimoto, Mitsune
AU - Li, Huiping
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - High-resolution computed tomography
KW - Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
KW - Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia/fibrosis
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U2 - 10.1007/s10156-009-0707-7
DO - 10.1007/s10156-009-0707-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 19856065
AN - SCOPUS:70350516832
VL - 15
SP - 284
EP - 287
JO - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
SN - 1341-321X
IS - 5
ER -