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HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)

Ana Célia Maia Meireles, Edson Duarte Moreira, Otávio A. Moreno-Carvalho, Roberto Badaró, Aílton Melo

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Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-I) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLV-I 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 HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.

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Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-I) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLV-I 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 HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.

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Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-I) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLV-I 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 HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.

Key concepts: Tropical spastic paraparesis, Myelopathy, Serology, Medicine, Virology, Immunology, Antibody, Spinal cord

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