Symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

General information about symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis. Furthermore, symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis.

List of symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis includes:

Symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis: Patients with HAM/TSP may also exhibit uveitis (inflammation of the uveal tract of the eye), arthritis (inflammation of one or more joints), pulmonary lymphocytic alveolitis (inflammation of the lung tissues), polymyositis (an inflammatory muscle disease), keratoconjunctivitis sicca (persistent dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva), and infectious dermatitis (inflammation of the skin). ¹

More symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, underlying causes of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, associated conditions for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, risk factors for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Information Page: NINDS

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