Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in seven patients with sarcoidosis: a critical discussion of treatment and prognosis
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a subacute brain infection by the opportunistic John Cunningham (JC) virus. Herein, we describe seven patients with PML, lymphopenia, and sarcoidosis, in three of whom PML was the first manifestation of sarcoidosis. At onset, the clinical picture c...
Main Authors: | Maike F. Dohrn, Gisa Ellrichmann, Rastislav Pjontek, Carsten Lukas, Jens Panse, Ralf Gold, Jörg B. Schulz, Burkhard Gess, Simone C. Tauber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-07-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17562864211035543 |
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