title: Human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in an HIV-positive patient coinfected with human T lymphotropic virus type 2 following initiation of antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: We describe a patient coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T lymphotropic virus type 2 in Spain who developed paraparesis resembling human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis shortly after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy, hypothetically as the result of an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. carlostororueda@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-Gascó
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheldon
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Benito
authors.forename: Norma I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Rallón
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology