Antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome (case report)
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 33(4): 329-31, 1991.
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Serum sample obtained from a male, 12 year old patient suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was positive for human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I) antibody by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the Western Blot analysis (WB). Attempts to isolate enteroviruses (including poliovirus) from faecal material in both tissue culture and suckling mice were unsuccessful; in addition, acute and convalescent paired serum samples did not show any evidence of recent poliovirus infection when tested against the three serotypes. Specific tests for detection of Epstein-Barr virus infection were not performed; however, the Paul-Bunnel test yielded negative results. ELISA for detection of anti-cytomegalovirus IgM was also negative. The concomitant occurrence of either adult T cell leukemia (ATL) or lymphoma was not recorded in this case.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Polirradiculoneuropatia
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Anticorpos Anti-HTLV-I
Limite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil