Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report
We describe a 41 years old woman who 17 years ago presented hypotonia and proximal muscular weakness in the upper and lower limbs. On neurological examination, the biceps, triceps and Achilles reflexes were absent; the brachioradialis reflexes were decreased and the patellar reflexes were normal. Th...
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| author | Rosana Herminia Scola Lineu César Werneck Marcelo Eduardo Heinig Jerônimo Buzetti Milano Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida Walter O. Arruda |
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| description | We describe a 41 years old woman who 17 years ago presented hypotonia and proximal muscular weakness in the upper and lower limbs. On neurological examination, the biceps, triceps and Achilles reflexes were absent; the brachioradialis reflexes were decreased and the patellar reflexes were normal. There was bilateral Babinski sign. The remainder of the neurological examination was unremarkable. In the investigation a myopathic pattern was found in the electromyography. The nerve-conduction study was normal; a ELISA method for HTLV-I antibodies was positive in the blood and in the cerebral spinal fluid. The muscle biopsy showed inflammatory myopathy, compatible with polymyositis. This paper focuses the polymyositis in the beginning of an HTLV-I infection case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81b453725b494e8bb1e12796a189efe02022-12-21T21:38:37ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272001-03-0159111912210.1590/S0004-282X2001000100025Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case reportRosana Herminia Scola0Lineu César Werneck1Marcelo Eduardo Heinig2Jerônimo Buzetti Milano3Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida4Walter O. Arruda5Universidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáWe describe a 41 years old woman who 17 years ago presented hypotonia and proximal muscular weakness in the upper and lower limbs. On neurological examination, the biceps, triceps and Achilles reflexes were absent; the brachioradialis reflexes were decreased and the patellar reflexes were normal. There was bilateral Babinski sign. The remainder of the neurological examination was unremarkable. In the investigation a myopathic pattern was found in the electromyography. The nerve-conduction study was normal; a ELISA method for HTLV-I antibodies was positive in the blood and in the cerebral spinal fluid. The muscle biopsy showed inflammatory myopathy, compatible with polymyositis. This paper focuses the polymyositis in the beginning of an HTLV-I infection case.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100025&tlng=enHTLV-Ipolymyositisinflammatory myopathy |
| spellingShingle | Rosana Herminia Scola Lineu César Werneck Marcelo Eduardo Heinig Jerônimo Buzetti Milano Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida Walter O. Arruda Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria HTLV-I polymyositis inflammatory myopathy |
| title | Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report |
| title_full | Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report |
| title_fullStr | Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report |
| title_short | Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report |
| title_sort | inflammatory myopathy on htlv i infection case report |
| topic | HTLV-I polymyositis inflammatory myopathy |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100025&tlng=en |
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