Table 1 Clinical and biological features of HTLV-1-infected patients with RA
Patient | Sex | Age | Associated Diseases | Disease duration (year) | Sharp score | ESR (mm) | CRP (mg/l) | RF (IU/ml) | Treatment | HTLV-1 proviral load (copies / 106 PBMCs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 75 | - | 7 | 65 | 111 | 313 | 128 | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 373,300 |
2 | F | 63 | HAM/TSP | 2 | 10 | 70 | 5 | 32 | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 39,800 |
3 | F | 62 | - | 9 | 3 | 41 | 6 | - | NSAIDs | 126,500 |
4 | F | 58 | - | 7 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 64 | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 55,000 |
5 | F | 72 | - | 7 | 109 | 56 | 16 | - | NSAIDs, DMARDs | 38,500 |
6 | F | 59 | - | 10 | 5 | 38 | 5 | - | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 28,900 |
7 | F | 64 | - | 2 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 128 | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 79,800 |
8 | F | 69 | - | 16 | 126 | 21 | 30 | 16 | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 230,000 |
9 | F | 57 | HAM/TSP | 13 | 6 | 29 | 13 | - | Corticosteroids | 247,400 |
10 | F | 58 | HAM/TSP | 2 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 32 | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 106,500 |
11 | F | 42 | - | 18 | 3 | 22 | 5 | - | Analgesics | 32,200 |
12 | F | 77 | HAM/TSP | 7 | 110 | 88 | 41 | - | Corticosteroids, DMARDs | 14,600 |