Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient post allo-HCT successfully treated with JC virus specific donor lymphocytes

Abstract Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating CNS disorder. Reactivation of John Cunningham virus leads to oligodendrocyte infection with lysis and consequent axonal loss due to demyelination. Patients usually present with confusion and seizures. Late diagnosis an...

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Main Authors: M. J. Steinhardt, E. Wiercinska, M. Pham, G. U. Grigoleit, A. Mazzoni, M. Da-Via, X. Zhou, K. Meckel, K. Nickel, J. Duell, F. C. Krummenast, S. Kraus, C. Hopkinson, B. Weissbrich, W. Müllges, G. Stoll, K. M. Kortüm, H. Einsele, H. Bonig, L. Rasche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
JCV
CCS
PML
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-020-02337-5