title: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a HIV/HTLV co-infected patient.
abstract: Many HIV infected patients are at risk for HTLV-I co-infection worldwide. These patients exhibit abnormally high CD4+ T lymphocyte counts that are not a reliable parameter of the immune status. We report a HIV/HTLV co-infected patient who developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy despite of a high CD4+ T lymphocyte count emphasizing that this situation can be observed in regions around the world where HTLV-I infection is prevalent.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Research in Neuroinfections, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas - FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edwiges Motta
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Marcus Tulius T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male