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. 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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Main Authors: Scola,Rosana Herminia, Werneck,Lineu César, Heinig,Marcelo Eduardo, Milano,Jerônimo Buzetti, Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de, Arruda,Walter O.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2001
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X20010001000252001-04-06Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case reportScola,Rosana HerminiaWerneck,Lineu CésarHeinig,Marcelo EduardoMilano,Jerônimo BuzettiAlmeida,Sérgio Monteiro deArruda,Walter O. HTLV-I polymyositis inflammatory myopathy 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.59 n.1 20012001-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100025en10.1590/S0004-282X2001000100025
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Milano,Jerônimo Buzetti
Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
Arruda,Walter O.
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Werneck,Lineu César
Heinig,Marcelo Eduardo
Milano,Jerônimo Buzetti
Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
Arruda,Walter O.
Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report
author_facet Scola,Rosana Herminia
Werneck,Lineu César
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Arruda,Walter O.
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title Inflammatory myopathy on HTLV-I infection: case report
title_short 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_sort inflammatory myopathy on htlv-i infection: case report
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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