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Cerebral granulomatous angiitis associated with isolation of human T‐lymphotropic virus type III from the central nervous system
Author(s) -
Yankner Bruce A.,
Skolnik Paul R.,
Shoukimas Gregory M.,
Gabuzda Dana H.,
Sobel Raymond A.,
Ho David D.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410200316
Subject(s) - sequela , cerebrospinal fluid , immune system , medicine , human t lymphotropic virus , central nervous system , isolation (microbiology) , immunology , virus , pathology , virology , biology , myelopathy , spinal cord , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry
A 42‐year‐old homosexual man without evidence of immune deficiency developed cerebral granulomatous angiitis in association with the isolation of human T‐lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV‐III) from brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid. This syndrome may be an additional neurological sequela of HTLV‐III infection.