Infection with Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I in Patients with Leukemia

Kaye Kawahara; Eugene Yanagihara; Jeffrey M. Nakamura; Robert G. Westphal; Grace Y. Minamoto; Jonathan W.m. Gold; Klaus Mayer; Donald Armstrong

doi:10.1056/NEJM198807283190411

Infection with Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I in Patients with Leukemia

Kaye Kawahara, Eugene Yanagihara, Jeffrey M. Nakamura, Robert G. Westphal, Grace Y. Minamoto, Jonathan W.m. Gold, Klaus Mayer, Donald Armstrong

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To the Editor: Minamoto et al. (Jan. 28 issue)¹ confirmed observations from Japan that blood transfusions can transmit human T-cell leukemia virus Type I (HTLV-I).² We have previously reported a case in a 56-year-old Japanese woman from Hawaii who seroconverted to HTLV-I after induction and consolidation therapy for acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, during which she received a total of 20 units of packed red cells and 93 units of platelet concentrate. She remains free of physical and laboratory evidence of adult T-cell leukemia and of spastic paraparesis.³ Cell cultures have demonstrated active viral-antigen production. Her husband is serologically negative at this.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	243-244
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	319
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198807283190411
State	Published - Jul 28 1988
Externally published	Yes

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