A possible case of myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in an Argentinian woman with human T lymphocyte virus type II.
A case of neurological disease featuring human T lymphocyte virus-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) was diagnosed by serological (Western blot) and molecular (polymerase chain reaction) criteria as related to human T lymphocyte virus (HTLV)-II infection. This is, to our knowledge, the first case of this kind found in Argentina and is additional evidence that HAM/TSP solely related to HTLV-II infection occurs in HTLV-I-negative subjects.
Biglione
Mirna M
MM
National Reference Center for AIDS, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Human Retroviruses, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. mbiglione@fmed.uba.ar
Pizarro
Manuel
M
Salomón
Horacio E
HE
Berría
María I
MI
D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2; D006801:Humans; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology