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ORPHA:289326Disease
Also called HAM/TSP · HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis · Human T-lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis · Human T-lymphotropic virus type-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis · TSP
What it is
Tropical spastic paraparesis is a chronic systemic immune-mediated inflammatory myeloneuropathy, more frequently reported in women than in men, that usually presents in adulthood with slowly progressive spastic paraparesis of the lower limbs, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and sensory disturbances in the lower extremities (e.g. paresthesia and dysesthesia) and that is associated with a human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Adult
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
ICD-10 codes
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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