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7484073

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Myositis linked to HTLV-1 is unfrequent. Over a period of 8 years, 14 patients with inflammatory myopathy were diagnosed in Martinique. Seven were seropositive for HTLV 1 antibody; the clinical and pathological data of whom are presented herein. Five patients presented with polymyositis, two with dermatomyositis. All seven patients had extra-muscular clinical features including neuropathy (4/7) and myelopathy (6/7), resulting in a quite peculiar clinical picture. Muscle biopsy showed a neurogenic process combined with myositic changes in 3/7 patients. Corticotherapy led to dramatic improvement in only one case, but with no sustained effect. HTLV 1 may be considered the etiological agent of this form of dermato-polymyositis, characterized by a clearly distinctive clinico-pathological picture, and a poor response to corticotherapy. As in the case of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV 1 associated myelopathy, careful assessment of non-steroidal therapy is now warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0001-6314
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
206-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical characteristics of HTLV-1 associated dermato-polymyositis. Seven cases from Martinique.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't