Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type-1-associated Bronchioloalveolar Disorder with Non-necrotizing Granulomas: A Case Report and Literature Review

Intern Med. 2023 Sep 1. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2201-23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)-associated bronchioloalveolar disorder (HABA) is a pulmonary disorder characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the peribronchiolar space and interstitium in HTLV-1 carriers and in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). We herein report an 85-year-old woman carrying HTLV-1 with HABA who presented with a miliary pattern of micronodules in both lungs on high-resolution computed tomography and a lymphocytic infiltrate with non-necrotizing granulomas on pathology. This rare case of HABA should be differentiated from sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, or miliary tuberculosis.PMID:37661452 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.2201-23

Source: Internal Medicine - September 4, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Satomi Kimura Yukihiro Umeda Ryoko Egashira Kazuhiro Tabata Akifumi Muramoto Mihoko Morita Makiko Yamaguchi Yuko Waseda Yoshiaki Imamura Takahiro Yamauchi Tamotsu Ishizuka Source Type: research