A case of rapidly progressive HTLV-I associated myelopathy that developed after a living donor kidney transplantation
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: -weighted image showed continuous high signal and myelopathy from the cervical to thoracic spinal cord. Serum and spinal fluid anti-HTLV-1 antibodies were positive. The diagnosis of rapidly progressive HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) was made, which was problematic because kidney transplantation from an HTLV-1-positive donor to a negative recipient was performed in this case, even though it had already been noted that living donor-negative recipients are at high risk of developing HAM.
Source: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
Author: Fujio Umehara
Institution: Nanpuh Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4411475797