A human T-lymphotropic virus-1 carrier who developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy following immunotherapy for sarcoidosis: a case report

A human T-lymphotropic virus-1 carrier who developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy following immunotherapy for sarcoidosis: a case report

Abstract Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a devastating demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system caused by opportunistic infection of the JC virus (JCV). Case presentation A 58-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital for aphasia. She had a 5-yea...

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Main Authors: Takashi Nagahori, Wataru Shiraishi, Masafumi Nishikawa, Ayano Matsuyoshi, Takenori Ogura, Yui Yamada, Kenta Takahashi, Tadaki Suzuki, Kazuo Nakamichi, Tetsuya Hashimoto, Taketo Hatano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Demyelination
Human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1)
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Sarcoidosis
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03094-w

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