HTLV-1 associated myelopathy diagnosed during lepromatous leprosy reaction treatment: a case report Mielopatia associada ao HTLV-1 diagnosticada durante tratamento de hanseníase virchowiana reacional: relato de caso

Leprosy and human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection are prevalent in Brazil. Coinfection by Mycobacterium leprae and HTLV-1 is reviewed and a case is reported. A 59 year-old woman was followed and HTLV-1 associated myelopathy was diagnosed during leprosy treatment. The clinical and neurolog...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Grossi Araújo, Denise Utsch Gonçalves, Vandack Nobre, João Gabriel Ramos Ribas, Anna Bárbara de Freitas Carneiro-Proietti, José Roberto Lambertucci, Antonio Carlos Martins Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000400027