Table 1

Diagnostic tests

Case 1Case 2Case 3
BOC, oligoclonal bands; PBMC, peripheral blood mononucleated cells; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid. *In relation to asymptomatic patients.
Virus serology HTLV in serumELISA and western blot + HTLV I/IIELISA and western blot + HTLV I/IIELISA and western blot + HTLV I/II
PCR + HTLV-IPCR + HTLV-IPCR + HTLV-I
Virus serology HTLV in CSFELISA and western blot + HTLV I/IIELISA and western blot + HTLV I/IIELISA and western blot + HTLV I/II
Biochemistry of CSF133 mg/dl proteins54 mg/dl proteins35 mg/dl proteins
43 mg/dl glucose43 mg/dl glucose46 mg/dl glucose
9 cells9 cells15 cells
BOC −; Ig G −BOC +; Ig G +BOC −; Ig G –
Virus genotypeCosmopolitan ACosmopolitan ACosmopolitan A
TranscontinentalTranscontinentalTranscontinental
Proviral load>1–2 logarithms*1244 copies/10.000 PBMC1644 copies/10.000 PBMC
Haplotype HLAHLA-A*02HLA-A*02