dc.contributor.author |
Mayer, Erick F. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ita, Fanny |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gonzalez, Elsa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Verdonck, Kristien |
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dc.contributor.author |
Bravo Puccio, Francisco Gerardo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Clark, Daniel |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-01-04T20:30:00Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-01-04T20:30:00Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10517 |
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dc.description.abstract |
To assess the association between human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and onychodystrophy. This was a cross-sectional study. At our institute, we provide HTLV-1 testing to relatives of HTLV-1-infected people and patients with suspected HTLV-1-associated diseases. The diagnosis of onychodystrophy was made clinically before testing for HTLV-1; the number and distribution of affected nails was registered. We assessed the association between onychodystrophy and HTLV-1 through bi- and multivariable analyses. Logistic regression was used to adjust for age, sex, and indication for HTLV-1 testing, using six affected nails (90th percentile) as the cut-off point. Between April 2006 and March 2008, we included 893 subjects; their mean age was 38 years (standard deviation 19 years), and 527 (59%) were women. Onychodystrophy of one or more nails was observed in 323 participants (36%), and 236 subjects (26%) were HTLV-1-positive. The median number of affected nails was higher in HTLV-1-positive than in HTLV-1-negative subjects (Mann–Whitney test, p < 0.001). Thirty-eight of 97 subjects with six or more affected nails (39%) were HTLV-1-infected, compared to 198 of 796 subjects with fewer than six affected nails (25%) (crude OR 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–3.1; p = 0.003). This association remained significant in the multiple logistic regression model (adjusted OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.2–3.3; p = 0.005). There is an independent association between HTLV-1 infection and onychodystrophy. Patients with an HTLV-1 infection might have a higher risk for onychomycosis given the abnormal nail plate and a decreased T-cell-mediated immunologic response. |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es |
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dc.subject |
Cross-sectional study |
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dc.subject |
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 |
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dc.subject |
Onychodystrophy |
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dc.subject |
Peru |
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dc.title |
Association between onychodystrophy and human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection |
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dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.009 |
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dc.subject.ocde |
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08 |
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dc.relation.issn |
1878-3511 |
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