Human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in an HIV-positive patient coinfected with human T lymphotropic virus type 2 following initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Carlos Toro; Francisco Blanco; Pilar García-Gascó; Julie Sheldon; José M Benito; Norma I Rallón; Vincent Soriano

doi:10.1086/522172

Human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in an HIV-positive patient coinfected with human T lymphotropic virus type 2 following initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Nov 1;45(9):e118-20. doi: 10.1086/522172. Epub 2007 Sep 26.

Authors

Carlos Toro¹, Francisco Blanco, Pilar García-Gascó, Julie Sheldon, José M Benito, Norma I Rallón, Vincent Soriano

Affiliation

¹ Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. carlostororueda@hotmail.com

PMID: 17918071
DOI: 10.1086/522172

Abstract

We describe a patient coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T lymphotropic virus type 2 in Spain who developed paraparesis resembling human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis shortly after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy, hypothetically as the result of an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
HIV Infections / complications*
HIV Infections / drug therapy
HTLV-II Infections / complications
HTLV-II Infections / diagnosis*
HTLV-II Infections / virology
Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / complications
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / diagnosis*
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / virology