Antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus in a patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome (case report) [published erratum appears in Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 1991 Nov-Dec;33(6):following table of contents] NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1993. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus in a patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome (case report) [published erratum appears in Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 1991 Nov-Dec;33(6):following table of contents]

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1991 Jul-Aug;33(4):329-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93255339
Nakauchi CM; Linhares AC; Gomes ML; Maruyama K; Kanzaki LI; Azevedo VN; Secao de Virus do Instituto Evandro Chagas, Fundacao; Nacional de Saude, Belem, Para, Brazil.

Abstract: Serum sample obtained from a male, 12 year old patient suffering from Guillain-Barre 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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