Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
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Definition Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare, fatal disease of the white matter of the brain that almost solely strikes individuals who already have weakened immune systems.

Toxoplasmosis
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
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DNA virus: JCV (Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy)
RNA virus: MeV (Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) Â- LCV (Lymphocytic choriomeningitis) Â- Arbovirus encephalitis Â- Orthomyxoviridae (probable) (Encephalitis lethargica) Â- RV ...

[3] Magnetic resonance imaging studies using gadolinium contrast may be a more useful initial diagnostic tool in differentiating lymphoma from cerebral toxoplasmosis or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Rituximab (Rituxan) has been associated with cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare and life-threatening brain infection. In December 2006, the FDA warned of two deaths in patients with lupus who received this drug.

Rituximab has also been associated with cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare and potentially deadly brain infection. Patients who experience any of the following symptoms should immediately contact their doctors: ...

There was a single report of biopsy confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in the adult patient population.
There have been reports of sometimes fatal opportunistic infections in patients receiving ARRANON.

Slow Virus Infection of Central Nervous System; Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
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An AIDS-related brain illness has developed, including HIV encephalopathy (AIDS dementia) or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
There is severe body wasting (HIV wasting syndrome).

Conventional viruses produce slow virus diseases such as SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL), and AIDS.

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Suggested as a possible cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

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After receiving FDA approval, however, the drug was withdrawn from the market because of reports from three people who developed a rare, often fatal, brain disorder called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

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Marketing of natalizumab was suspended in the United States on February 28, 2005 to investigate association with the rare, serious adverse effect, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). For more information, see Drug Recalls and Alerts.

carinii pneumonia (also called Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia)
Salmonella infection in the bloodstream
Toxoplasmosis
Tuberculosis (in the lungs or spread throughout the body)
Viral infection of the brain (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) ...

Oligodendroglia are also susceptible to infection by the JC virus, which causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a condition which specifically affects white matter, typically in immunocompromised patients.

Mycobacterium, other species or unidentified species, disseminates or extrapulmonary
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
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More serious side effects include increased risk of infection and increased risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a viral infection of the brain that usually leads to death or severe disability.

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