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To the Editor: Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection is uncommon in the United States. During the period from 1991 to 1996, the incidence of seropositivity for HTLV-I or human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type II (HTLV-II) in U.S. blood donors was 1.59 per 100,000 person-years.1 This virus causes adult T-cell leukemia–lymphoma.2 We report a case of adult T-cell leukemia–lymphoma during pregnancy. A 23-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in South Carolina because of a 7-day history of sore throat, fever, and fatigue during the 26th week of gestation. There was no history of intravenous drug use, foreign . . .
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