Association between lymphocytotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection and Pacific spastic paraparesis
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The information related to paraparesia del Pacífico (PEP) and tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) from Jamaica, Martinique, and Japan, it was considered that the HTVL-I virus could be the causal agent of the disease.
The epidemiology and some recent information on the HTVL-I virus were reviewed. The results of a study of cases and controls performed in Tumaco (Pacific Coast of Colombia) indicate a causal relationship between PEP and HTVL-I virus. Some therapeutical considerations were given. The name mieloneuroaptía associated con retrovirus (MAR) is proposed for this clinical entity of worldwide distribution.
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