Human T-lymphotropic virus
Human T-lymphotropic virus
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Bacterial structure and functions
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Streptococcus viridans
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep)
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep)
Enterococcus
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
Bacillus cereus (Food poisoning)
Listeria monocytogenes
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Diphtheria)
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Nocardia
Actinomyces israelii
Escherichia coli
Salmonella (non-typhoidal)
Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Enterobacter
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Shigella
Proteus mirabilis
Yersinia enterocolitica
Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever)
Serratia marcescens
Bacteroides fragilis
Yersinia pestis (Plague)
Vibrio cholerae (Cholera)
Helicobacter pylori
Campylobacter jejuni
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Bordetella pertussis (Whooping cough)
Brucella
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)
Pasteurella multocida
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium avium complex (NORD)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
Borrelia species (Relapsing fever)
Leptospira
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) and other Rickettsia species
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
Gardnerella vaginalis (Bacterial vaginosis)
Viral structure and functions
Varicella zoster virus
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus (Infectious mononucleosis)
Human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi sarcoma)
Herpes simplex virus
Human herpesvirus 6 (Roseola)
Adenovirus
Parvovirus B19
Human papillomavirus
Poxvirus (Smallpox and Molluscum contagiosum)
BK virus (Hemorrhagic cystitis)
JC virus (Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy)
Poliovirus
Coxsackievirus
Rhinovirus
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis D virus
Influenza virus
Mumps virus
Measles virus
Respiratory syncytial virus
Human parainfluenza viruses
Dengue virus
Yellow fever virus
Zika virus
Hepatitis C virus
West Nile virus
Norovirus
Rotavirus
Coronaviruses
HIV (AIDS)
Human T-lymphotropic virus
Ebola virus
Rabies virus
Rubella virus
Eastern and Western equine encephalitis virus
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Hantavirus
Protein synthesis inhibitors: Aminoglycosides
Antimetabolites: Sulfonamides and trimethoprim
Antituberculosis medications
Miscellaneous cell wall synthesis inhibitors
Protein synthesis inhibitors: Tetracyclines
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors: Penicillins
Miscellaneous protein synthesis inhibitors
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors: Cephalosporins
DNA synthesis inhibitors: Metronidazole
DNA synthesis inhibitors: Fluoroquinolones
Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
Assessments
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A 47-year-old woman comes to her physician for assessment of painless “swellings” over her body for the past several months. Additionally, she endorses abdominal pain, constipation, fatigue, and cognitive slowing for several weeks. She recently immigrated from Japan last year, and this is her first visit with a physician in the United States. She has a remote history of intravenous drug use but does not currently use. Vitals are within normal limits. Physical examination reveals generalized lymphadenopathy. Splenomegaly is present. CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis reveals generalized diffuse lymph node enlargement and lytic bone lesions. Laboratory findings demonstrated below:
HIV testing is negative. A peripheral blood smear shows lymphocytes with condensed chromatin and hyperlobulated nuclei. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of this patient’s condition?
HIV testing is negative. A peripheral blood smear shows lymphocytes with condensed chromatin and hyperlobulated nuclei. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of this patient’s condition?
Summary
Human T-Lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is a retrovirus that primarily infects T lymphocytes, which are white blood cells important in the immune system. It is spread through contact with infected body fluids, such as semen, blood, or breast milk. HTLV can cause serious health problems like cancers, such as adult T-cell leukemia and lymphoma. HTLV is also associated with some neurologic disorders such as HTLV-1 �associated myelopathy.