Kawamoto K, Hayasaka S
Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Japan.
Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1994;38(1):62-6.
Four patients with human T-lymphotropic virus type I associated myelopathy (HAM) were examined ophthalmologically, and serum titers to human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in 11 patients with nonspecific retinal vasculitis or uveitis were determined. All of the patients lived in the Izumo area. All 4 patients with HAM (Cases 1 to 4) had vitreous opacities. Of the 11 patients with nonspecific retinal vasculitis or uveitis, 3 (Cases 5 to 7) had elevated titers to HTLV-I. We believe that HTLV-I infection may be involved in the causes of retinal vasculitis and uveitis in patients living not only in the endemic area but also outside the endemic area.
对4例成人T细胞白血病病毒I型相关脊髓病（HAM）患者进行了眼科检查，并测定了11例非特异性视网膜血管炎或葡萄膜炎患者的抗成人T细胞白血病病毒I型（HTLV-I）血清滴度。所有患者均居住在出云地区。4例HAM患者（病例1至4）均有玻璃体混浊。11例非特异性视网膜血管炎或葡萄膜炎患者中，3例（病例5至7）的HTLV-I滴度升高。我们认为，HTLV-I感染可能不仅与流行地区患者的视网膜血管炎和葡萄膜炎病因有关，也与非流行地区患者的病因有关。
