Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/Human T Leukemia Virus Type 1--Associated Myelopathy in HIV Type 1--Coinfected Patients

Abstract

Given the high rates of HIV-HTLV coinfection in the United States, a heightened suspicion for TSP/HAM should be considered in HIV-infected patients who present with normal CD4+ T cell counts and myelopathy in the absence of other acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining conditions.