Table 2

Complications and serological tests of 10 patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM)

Patient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Complications
 recurrent uveitis++
 arthropathy+++
 interstitial pneumonitis+
 Raynaud’s phenomenon+
 inflammatory bowel disease+
Serological tests
 ESR (mm/1h)55181641544810371237
 IgG (mg/d1, normal range; 972-2010)2634162726901675162547762400230316492190
 IgA (mg/d1, normal range; 53-245)142191820357335807277331410406
 IgM (mg/dl, normal range; male 53-245, female 67-359)189124197307184321105195116262
WBC (/mm3)4100660023005400390073005000330057006200
Atypical lymphocytes (%)0000011000