Dermatologic Manifestations in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
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HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis with pseudohypoparathyroidism.
In many short-stature patients with human T-lymphotrophic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), signs and symptoms were manifested during childhood. Successive investigations revealed 12 of 14 short-stature patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) from the findings of short metacarpi, parathyroid hormone infusion test, immunoblotting of erythrocyte membr...
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The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is an oncogenic retrovirus that is transmitted from mother to child, particularly through prolonged breastfeeding; between sexual partners through unprotected intercourse; and from donors to recipients through transfusion and transplantation. Thirty-five years after its discovery, screening for HTLV-1 infection is at best patchy and mostly non...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ACTA MEDICA IRANICA
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1735-9694,0044-6025
DOI: 10.18502/acta.v57i3.1821