Pregnancy complicated by HTLV-I associated myelopathy: two cases.

We report two cases of HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM), a neurological disorder caused by the Human T-lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-I). Case 1 is a 41-year-old, 4 gravida, 4 multipara woman who notice dysuria and degradation of the muscle forces of the lower extremities at 39 years of age. At 22 weeks into her pregnancy, we examined her and diagnosed HAM based on her anti-HTLV-I antibodies being positive and on clinical manifestations.