Uveo-papillitis associated with paraparesis caused by HTLV-1 virus
Merle, H.; Smadja, D.; Béra, O.; Grolier-Bois, L.; Vernant, J.C.
Presse Medicale 22(25): 1179-1182
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 8415485 Document Number: 422397
The human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I (HTLV-1), isolated in 1980, has been shown to be responsible for two distinct systemic diseases: adult T-cell leukemia and HTLV associated myelopathy (HAM). Recently, an ever increasing number of publications have described other disorders associated with HAM. We report a case of uveitis-optic disc neuritis which, to our knowledge, had not been previously described. The fact that both uvea and optic disc were inflamed would suggest that immune-mediated reactions are involved in the pathogenesis of HAM.