Abstract
Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) is responsible for a rare skin cancer. Using metagenomic approaches, we determined the complete genome sequence of a TSV first detected in Brazil in spicules of an immunocompromised patient suspected to have trichodysplasia spinulosa.
Highlights
Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) is responsible for a rare skin cancer
Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) was identified in 2010 in a patient suffering from trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS), a rare skin disease characterized by the development of follicular papules and keratin spicules [1]
Trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS) is very rare and has a similar pattern among affected patients, demonstrating hair follicle dilatation and keratotic plugging of the infundibulum and keratin spicules, which is most prominent in the central facial region [2,3,4]
Summary
Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) is responsible for a rare skin cancer. Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) was identified in 2010 in a patient suffering from trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS), a rare skin disease characterized by the development of follicular papules and keratin spicules [1]. Trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS) is very rare and has a similar pattern among affected patients, demonstrating hair follicle dilatation and keratotic plugging of the infundibulum and keratin spicules, which is most prominent in the central facial region [2,3,4].
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