[Uveo-papillitis associated with paraparesis caused by HTLV-1 virus].
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Abstract
The human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I (HTLV-1), isolated in 1980, has been shown to be responsible for two distinct systemic diseases: adult T-cell leukemia and HTLV associated myelopathy (HAM). Recently, an ever increasing number of publications have described other disorders associated with HAM. We report a case of uveitis-optic disc neuritis which, to our knowledge, had not been previously described. The fact that both uvea and optic disc were inflamed would suggest that immune-mediated reactions are involved in the pathogenesis of HAM.
Affiliation
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Pierre Zobda-Quitman, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fort-de-France.
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- PubMed ID:
- 8415485
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