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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-2-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
We describe a 34-year-old man from southern Florida with a history of intravenous drug use, dually infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II), who developed a myelopathy clinically indistinguishable from HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). This myelopathy was characterized by spastic lower extremity weakness, distal paresthesias, sensory loss with a discrete thoracic level to pinprick, back pain, impotence, and sphincter disturbances. Nerve conduction studies revealed an associated mixed axonal and demyelinative neuropathy. Despite a lack of response to 10 months of zidovudine therapy, the myeloneuropathy improved dramatically 2 years after its onset in the absence of any therapeutic intervention.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0028-3878
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
41
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
85-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Erectile Dysfunction,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Gait,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-HIV-1,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-HTLV-II Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic,
pubmed-meshheading:1985300-Sensation
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Tropical spastic paraparesis-like illness occurring in a patient dually infected with HIV-1 and HTLV-II.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33136.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Case Reports
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