A case of HTLV-I associated myelopathy(HAM) in Korea
Yonsei Medical Journal
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: 190-194, 1991.
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ABSTRACT
We report the first Korean case of HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM), which was confirmed by Western blot assay of serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Interestingly, the proband's wife was a Japanese Korean who had lived in the endemic area of HAM, Kyushu. Japan, Investigations revealed significantly elevated anti HTLV-I antibody titers in the serum, but not in the CSF, suggesting that she was a carrier of HTLV-I. Considering that the patient had not had a previous blood transfusion, the most common route of HTLV-I, it is likely that the patient was infected by his wife through sexual intercourse. Although previous reports suggest that the transmission of HTLV-I is essentially from man to man or man to woman, our case suggests that woman to man transmission also occurs.
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Asunto principal:
Anticuerpos Anti-HTLV-I
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Paraparesia Espástica Tropical
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Western Blotting
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Corea (Geográfico)
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Año:
1991
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Artículo
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