HTLV-I-associated myelopathy and polymyositis in a US native.
Neurology
; 39(12): 1572-5, 1989 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2586771
ABSTRACT
A patient who had always lived in the United States had an HTLV-I infection and a chronic myelopathy clinically mimicking amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Needle EMG and nerve conduction studies were consistent with anterior horn cell disease but muscle biopsy showed denervation and an inflammatory myopathy. Serum HTLV-I antibody tests were positive and HTLV-I DNA was present in peripheral leukocytes. This is the 1st reported US native with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy and polymyositis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paraparesia Espástica Tropical
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Miosite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
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Article