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Title: | Tropical spastic paraparesis in an aborigine. |
Authors: | Rajabalendaran, N Burns, R Mollison, L C Blessing, W Kirubakaran, M G Lindschau, P |
Citation: | The Medical journal of Australia 1993-07-05; 159(1): 28-9 |
Abstract: | To present the first documented case of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in the Australian population. A 31-year-old Aboriginal man with an 18-month history of progressive weakness of the legs was found to have an upper motor neurone weakness of all limbs associated with sphincteric disturbance and impotence. HTLV-I antibodies were detected in his serum and no other cause for the patient's myelopathy could be found. He was counselled regarding HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. This is the first description of HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in an Australian. In cases of spinal cord disorder without evidence of compression we recommend serological testing for HTLV-I, especially in Aboriginal patients. Additionally, testing of blood donors for this retrovirus needs consideration. |
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Journal title: | The Medical journal of Australia |
Publication Date: | 1993-07-05 |
ISSN: | 0025-729X |
Type: | Case Reports Journal Article |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10137/6912 |
Appears in Collections: | (a) NT Health Research Collection |
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