https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/7204
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dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, Maria de Fátima Santos Paim de | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bittencourt, Achilea Candida Lisboa | - |
dc.contributor.author | Brites, Carlos | - |
dc.contributor.author | Soares, George | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hermes, Carrijo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Almeida, Fabrício Oliveira | - |
dc.creator | Oliveira, Maria de Fátima Santos Paim de | - |
dc.creator | Bittencourt, Achilea Candida Lisboa | - |
dc.creator | Brites, Carlos | - |
dc.creator | Soares, George | - |
dc.creator | Hermes, Carrijo | - |
dc.creator | Almeida, Fabrício Oliveira | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-14T13:38:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-510X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/7204 | - |
dc.description | p. 35-38 | pt_BR |
dc.description.abstract | HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a chronic myelopathy characterized by a slowly progressive spastic paraparesis and sphincter disturbances beginning in adulthood. Only eight well-documented cases occurring in childhood and adolescence have been described. Infective dermatitis associated to the HTLV-I (IDH) is a chronic eczema of childhood occurring in vertically infected carriers. Here we describe a 7-year-old boy with HAM/TSP and IDH. The neurological manifestations were spastic gait, hyperreflexia of lower limbs, clonus and bilateral Babinski’s sign. High levels of HTLV-I antibodies in the serum and in the cerebrospinal fluid were observed. The association of these two diseases and the early onset of HAM/TSP are probably related to a strong humoral anti-HTLV-I response. | pt_BR |
dc.language.iso | en | pt_BR |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | pt_BR |
dc.source | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2004.04.006 | pt_BR |
dc.subject | HTLV-I | pt_BR |
dc.subject | HAM/TSP | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Infective dermatitis | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Vertical transmission | pt_BR |
dc.title | HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in a 7-year-old boy associated with infective dermatitis | pt_BR |
dc.title.alternative | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | pt_BR |
dc.type | Artigo de Periódico | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.number | v. 222, n. 1-2 | pt_BR |
dc.embargo.liftdate | 10000-01-01 | - |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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