Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
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A subacute paralytic myeloneuropathy occurring endemically in tropical areas such as the Caribbean, Colombia, India, and Africa, as well as in the southwestern region of Japan; associated with infection by HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS I. Clinical manifestations include a slowly progressive spastic weakness of the legs, increased reflexes, Babinski signs, incontinence, and loss of vibratory and position sensation. On pathologic examination inflammatory, demyelination, and necrotic lesions may be found in the spinal cord. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1239)
| Descriptor ID |
D015493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.815.200.470.710 C10.228.228.618.500 C10.228.854.525.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic- Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
- Parapareses, Tropical Spastic
- Spastic Parapareses, Tropical
- Spastic Paraparesis, Tropical
- Tropical Spastic Parapareses
- HTLV I Associated Myelopathies
- HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy
- HTLV I Associated Myelopathy
- HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathies
- Myelopathies, HTLV-I-Associated
- Myelopathy, HTLV-I-Associated
- HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy-Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- HTLV I Associated Myelopathy Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- Myelopathies, HTLV I Associated
- Myelopathy, Htlv-1-Associated
- Htlv-1-Associated Myelopathies
- Htlv-1-Associated Myelopathy
- Myelopathies, Htlv-1-Associated
- Myelopathy, Htlv 1 Associated
- Myelopathy, Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated
- Myelopathy, Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated
- Paraplegia, Tropical Spastic
- Paraplegias, Tropical Spastic
- Spastic Paraplegia, Tropical
- Spastic Paraplegias, Tropical
- Tropical Spastic Paraplegia
- Tropical Spastic Paraplegias
- Familial Spastic Paraparesis, Htlv-1-Associated
- Familial Spastic Paraparesis, Htlv 1 Associated
- Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy
- Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy
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Elevated levels of iC3b and C4d, but not Bb, complement fragments from plasma of persons infected with human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV) with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. J Infect Dis. 1995 Oct; 172(4):1095-7.
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In vitro infection of human macrophages by human T-cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1992 Nov; 8(11):1845-9.