Tropical spastic paraparesis ocurring in HLTV-1 associated infective dermatitis: report of two cases
West Indian med. j
;
44(1): 34-5, Mar. 1995.
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RESUMO
An association between HTLV-1 infection and infective dermatitis(ID), a relapsing eczematous condition of Jamaican children, was reported in 1990. These patients are at a risk of developing other known HTLV-1 related diseases. We have observed the development of HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis im two patients, ages 14 and 35 years, who were diagnosed with ID at ages 2 and 10 years, respectively. Infective dermatitis of children serves as an early marker of HTLV-1 infection and may predict later development of either the malignant outcome, adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma or the neurologic manifestation HAM/TSP among adult carriers of HTLV-1 infection
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Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Streptococcal Infections
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HTLV-I Infections
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Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
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Dermatitis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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