Human T cell leukemia virus-I carriers and gonarthrosis. A preliminary report

Gonarthrosis in 11 human T cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-I) carriers were studied for sera, synovial fluids (SF) and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF). Atypical lymphocytes similar to adult T cell leukemia cells were noticed in the SF of all the HTLV-I carriers and ranged from 19 to 1%, while those of periph...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 19; no. 9; p. 1421
Main Authors Torisu, T, Masumi, S, Yamamoto, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.09.1992
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthritis - blood
Arthritis - cerebrospinal fluid
Arthritis - microbiology
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Deltaretrovirus Antibodies - analysis
Female
HTLV-I Infections
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - immunology
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Synovial Fluid - microbiology
Synovial Membrane - pathology
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Summary:Gonarthrosis in 11 human T cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-I) carriers were studied for sera, synovial fluids (SF) and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF). Atypical lymphocytes similar to adult T cell leukemia cells were noticed in the SF of all the HTLV-I carriers and ranged from 19 to 1%, while those of peripheral white blood cells ranged from 3 to 0%. Anti-HTLV-I antibodies in the SF were equal to or lower than those in the sera. The CSF from 7 of them demonstrated positive titers of anti-HTLV-I antibodies, while no evidence of neurological disorders manifested. The histopathological findings of synovial membranes on hematoxylin and eosin staining method showed no statistical difference between those of gonarthrosis of HTLV-I carriers and noncarriers.
ISSN:0315-162X