PMID- 9557001
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19980717
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0028-2162 (Print)
IS  - 0028-2162 (Linking)
VI  - 142
IP  - 2
DP  - 1998 Jan 10
TI  - [Progressive myelopathy caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) 
      in 3 patients in The Netherlands].
PG  - 93-5
AB  - One man and two women (aged 30, 44 and 46, respectively) were seen between 1987 
      and 1992 with a myelopathy caused by the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I 
      (HTLV-I). The first symptoms were impaired gait in the man and micturition 
      disorders in the women. Diagnosing took 2 to 4 years, possibly due to the fact 
      that many Dutch physicians are unfamiliar with the disease. The diagnosis was 
      based on originating from an endemic area (i.e. Surinam and the Caribbean basin), 
      the clinical picture and the presence of antibodies against HTLV-I in blood and 
      CSF. The disease in a number of years leads to spastic paraparesis, incontinence 
      for urine and dependence on a wheelchair.
FAU - Makdoembaks, A M
AU  - Makdoembaks AM
LA  - dut
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Progressieve myelopathie veroorzaakt door humaan T-cellymfotroop virus type I 
      (HTLV-I) bij 3 patienten in Nederland.
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
JT  - Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
JID - 0400770
RN  - 0 (HTLV-I Antibodies)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Caribbean Region/ethnology
MH  - Diagnosis, Differential
MH  - Emigration and Immigration
MH  - Female
MH  - HTLV-I Antibodies/isolation & purification
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Netherlands
MH  - Neurosyphilis/diagnosis
MH  - Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic/*diagnosis/ethnology/immunology
MH  - Suriname/ethnology
EDAT- 1998/04/29 00:00
MHDA- 1998/04/29 00:01
CRDT- 1998/04/29 00:00
PHST- 1998/04/29 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/04/29 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/04/29 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1998 Jan 10;142(2):93-5.