[HTLV-I clinical pathological spectrum].
HTLV-I has been revealed as the etiological factor of the Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (TSP) and of the T-cell leukemia-lymphoma of the adult (ATLL). Recently, it has also been associated to some forms of polymyositis, polyarthritis, polyneuropathies, Sjögren's syndrome, thrombocytopenia and lympho-alveolitis. The clinical and pathological spectrum of this retrovirus is analyzed taking into account the Chilean cases and those reported by the international medical literature.
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Departamento de Ciencias Neurológicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile (División Oriente), Santiago.
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Castillo
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D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000382:microbiology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000382:microbiology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000382:microbiology
HTLV-I espectro clinico patologico.