Case report of adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia

Abstract

The adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of lymphoma caused by human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The clinical manifestations include cutaneous lesions, adenopathies, myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis, uveitis, ophthalmological diseases, leukocytosis with lymphocytosis and atypical lymphocytes. The main objective of this study was to report a case of a female patient with ATLL, a farmer with leukocytosis, lymphocytosis, bilateral ocular erythema, cervical lymphadenopathy, in the abdominal visceromegalies and with positive markers for T-cell lymphocytes (CD45, CD2, CD3, CD5, CD4 and CD25). Although ATLL is a rare disease, its delayed diagnosis may lead to serious complications and fatal outcome.