HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

A. Meireles²  E. D. Moreira Jr.²  O. A. Moreno-carvalho¹  R. Badaro¹  A. Melo² 

[1] ,Federal University of Bahia Santo Antonio Hospital Salvador

关键词: HTLVI;    myelopathy;    tropical spastic paraparesis;    HTLV-I;    mielopatia;    paraparesia espástica tropical;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X1992000200010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLVI) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLVI as an etiologic agent of myelopathies in Salvador, we conducted a clinical and serological study in 43 patients with non-traumatic and non-tumoral myelopathies. We found 9 patients with HTLVI associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.

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