RESUMO -Descrevemos dois casos clínicos de paraparesia espástica tropical / mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I (PET/MAH), segundo os critérios da OMS-1989. Estes são os primeiros casos diagnosticados em Florianópolis (SC-Brasil). Em um dos casos houve resposta clínica ao uso de metilprednisolona.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: paraparesia espástica tropical, HTLV-1, diagnóstico, metilprednisolona.
HTLV-I associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis: report of two cases diagnosed in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina -BrazilABSTRACT -We describe two cases of tropical spastic paraparesis / HTLV-1 associated myelopathy, according to the criteria of World Health Organization-1989. These are the first cases diagnosed in Florianópolis (Santa Catarina State -Brazil). One of them had a good response with the treatment with methylprednisolone.