Year: 1995
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 62-year-old man with adult T cell leukemia (ATL) presented with complaints of anorexia and abdominal fullness. Evaluation revealed ascites and pleural effusion, but no lymph node swelling, hepatosplenomegaly, or skin involvement. The diagnosis of ATL was made by the detection of specific surface markers for T lymphocytes in pleural effusion and ascitic fluid, and by determination of human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA integration in mononuclear cells of pleural effusion. This case was considered a rare type of ATL with infiltration of the pleura and peritoneum.
Source: Internal Medicine
Authors: Yoshio SABURI, Tsuyoshi INAGE, Kaoru OHTSUKA, Takayuki NAGAI, Takanori ISHII, Minoru NISHIMIYA, Ken-ichi MATSUNAGA, Shigetake MIYAZAKI, Akira MORIUCHI, Hiroyuki FUJII, Yoshiko SONODA, Kumato MIFUNE, Hiroshi KIKUCHI, Masaru NASU
Institution: Almeida Memorial Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2002881177