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Lymphomatous meningoencephalitis in a patient with HAM/TSP.

Abstract
A case of lymphomatous meningoencephalitis in a 23 year old Brazilian patient with HTLV-I/II associated myelopathy is reported. The patient was admitted to the hospital with a clinical picture of decreased consciousness level, stiffness of the neck and previous diagnosis of myeloneuropathy. CSF examination showed lymphocytosis with blastic cells and antibodies against HTLV-I/II.
AuthorsI Gomes, M H Nascimento, O A Moreno-Carvalho, A Melo
JournalArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Arq Neuropsiquiatr) Vol. 53 Issue 1 Pg. 123-5 (Mar 1995) ISSN: 0004-282X [Print] Germany
PMID7575196 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • HTLV-I Antibodies
  • HTLV-II Antibodies
Topics
  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • HTLV-I Antibodies (cerebrospinal fluid)
  • HTLV-II Antibodies (cerebrospinal fluid)
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (immunology)
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytosis (cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, etiology)
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic (complications)

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