Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with chemotherapy induced lymphocytopenia in solid tumors – case report of an underestimated complication

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with chemotherapy induced lymphocytopenia in solid tumors – case report of an underestimated complication

BackgroundJC virus reactivation causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) occurs preferentially in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals or patients suffering from hematologic neoplasms due to impaired viral control. Reactivation in patients suffering from solid mali...

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Main Authors: Patrick Mayr, Mathias Lutz, Maximilian Schmutz, Jens Hoeppner, Friederike Liesche-Starnecker, Jürgen Schlegel, Jochen Gaedcke, Rainer Claus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
esophageal cancer
solid tumor
JC virus
lymphopenia
(literature) review
chemotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.905103/full

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