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1798212

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
The geographic distribution and clinical features of patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) in Tokushima prefecture were investigated. Nine patients were found prior to December 1990. The minimal prevalence was estimated as 1.1 per 100,000 in the general population, and 1 per 1,309 in HTLV-I-seropositive persons. Seven patients were found in the southern district facing the Pacific Ocean, but only 1 patient each was found in the northern and western districts. The age at disease onset ranged from 15 to 53 yr (average 33 yr). The ratio of male to female patients was 1:8. Adult T cell leukemia was associated with HAM in 1 patient, and Hashimoto's disease in 2 patients. These cases have not been reported previously. The route of transmission of HTLV-I was concluded to be vertical in 4 patients and horizontal in 4 patients, but was uncertain in 1 patient. No evidence of transmission by blood transfusion was found in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-5120
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
534-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) in Tokushima Prefecture--geographical and clinical studies in an area between endemic and non-endemic areas of HTLV-I infection.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article