Table 2 Characteristics of the HTLV-1 patients with a formal diagnosis of bronchiectasis
From: High prevalence of bronchiectasis is linked to HTLV-1-associated inflammatory disease
Symptomatic patients | Asymptomatic carriers | |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 13 | 1 |
Median age at 1st presentation (years) | 59.3 | 50.9 |
M:F | 5/8 | 1 female |
Ethnicity | ||
African/Afro-Caribbean | 5 | 1 |
Caucasian | 6 | |
Asian | 1 | |
South American | 1 | |
Median HTLV-1 proviral load at diagnosis of bronchiectasis | 25.2 % | 3.07 % |
Bilateral: unilateral bronchiectasis | 11/2 | 1/0 |
Cylindrical: cystic bronchiectasis | 11/2 | 1/0 |