Human T cell leukemia virus-I carriers and gonarthrosis. A preliminary report.
Gonarthrosis in 11 human T cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-I) carriers were studied for sera, synovial fluids (SF) and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF). Atypical lymphocytes similar to adult T cell leukemia cells were noticed in the SF of all the HTLV-I carriers and ranged from 19 to 1%, while those of peripheral white blood cells ranged from 3 to 0%. Anti-HTLV-I antibodies in the SF were equal to or lower than those in the sera. The CSF from 7 of them demonstrated positive titers of anti-HTLV-I antibodies, while no evidence of neurological disorders manifested. The histopathological findings of synovial membranes on hematoxylin and eosin staining method showed no statistical difference between those of gonarthrosis of HTLV-I carriers and noncarriers.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oita Medical University, Japan.
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Yamamoto
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001168:Arthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D015490:HTLV-I Infections; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology
D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies