title: [Uveo-papillitis associated with paraparesis caused by HTLV-1 virus].
abstract: The human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I (HTLV-1), isolated in 1980, has been shown to be responsible for two distinct systemic diseases: adult T-cell leukemia and HTLV associated myelopathy (HAM). Recently, an ever increasing number of publications have described other disorders associated with HAM. We report a case of uveitis-optic disc neuritis which, to our knowledge, had not been previously described. The fact that both uvea and optic disc were inflamed would suggest that immune-mediated reactions are involved in the pathogenesis of HAM.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Pierre Zobda-Quitman, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fort-de-France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smadja
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Béra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grolier-Bois
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vernant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015490:HTLV-I Infections; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology*