Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report

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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Main Authors: Rosana Herminia Scola, Lineu César Werneck, Marcelo Eduardo Heinig, Jerônimo Buzetti Milano, Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida, Walter O. Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2001-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
HTLV-I
polymyositis
inflammatory myopathy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100025&tlng=en

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