Multiple Osteolysis of Peripheral Extremities in a Patient with Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma.

  • MATSUSHIMA Takamitsu
    The Department of Internal Medicine, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital
  • YAMAMOTO Masahiro
    The Department of Internal Medicine, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital
  • SAKAI Kouko
    The Department of Internal Medicine, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital

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A 67-year-old woman with severe pain in the peripheral extremities was admitted to our hospital. Radiography of the peripheral extremities revealed multiple osteolytic lesions. Antibody to human T cell leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-I) was positive, and right radial bone biopsy showed infiltration of adult T cell leukemic (ATL) cells. Irradiation therapy was effective in the osteolytic lesions. In the present case, elevation of IL-6 was detected, suggesting that IL-6 produced by ATL cells is related to their proliferation in the bone, and local osteolysis.<br>(Internal Medicine 38: 820-823, 1999

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  • Internal Medicine

    Internal Medicine 38 (10), 820-823, 1999

    一般社団法人 日本内科学会

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