Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy as an AIDS-defining condition in a patient with high CD4+ T-lymphocyte count

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy as an AIDS-defining condition in a patient with high CD4+ T-lymphocyte count

We present the case of a 31-year-old man with acute manifestation of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) as an AIDS-defining disease. The patient presented with a three-day history of neurological disease, brain lesions without mass effect or contrast uptake and a slightly increased pro...

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Main Authors: Roberta Oliveira de Paula e Silva, Rafaela Cabral Gonçalves Fabiano, Moisés Salgado Pedrosa, José Roberto Lambertucci, Luciana Cristina dos Santos Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leucoencefalopatia multifocal progressiva
AIDS
HIV
Linfócitos T CD4+
Vírus JC
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