Paraparesia espástica tropical nos trópicos e Brasil: análise histórica

Abstract

The tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a chronic myelopathy, predominant in the tropics, recently known to be of retroviral origin (HTLV-I). This paper aims at delineating the clinico-etiological evolution of this entity. The historical analysis of it showed that the TSP has had, along decades, many different denominations and the discovery of the retroviral origin for some of them has stimulated new paths of research and epidemiological interest in the tropics and Brazil.

Paraparesia espástica tropical / mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I: relato de dois casos diagnosticados em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

“…Os primeiros casos descritos com sorologia positiva para o HTLV-I foram relatados em 1985 por Gessain e col. 4 . No Brasil 5 , a primeira referência ao HTLV foi feita por Kitagawa e col. 5 .…”