PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - K Sasaki AU - I Morooka AU - H Inomata AU - N Kashio AU - T Akamine AU - M Osame TI - Retinal vasculitis in human T-lymphotropic virus type I associated myelopathy. AID - 10.1136/bjo.73.10.812 DP - 1989 Oct 01 TA - British Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 812--815 VI - 73 IP - 10 4099 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/10/812.short 4100 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/10/812.full SO - Br J Ophthalmol1989 Oct 01; 73 AB - Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) has been recently found to be associated with slowly progressive myelopathy. We have seen 12 patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM), three of whom showed retinal vasculitis. In addition two patients had ocular symptoms of vitreous opacity. Retinal vasculitis in these patients appears to be phlebitis and sheathing of retinal veins in the periphery of the fundus.