Does this HIV-positive patient have progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?

Abraham, Rahul R; Anand, Ashoojit Kaur; Prasad, Ramakrishna; Rao, B C; Pillala, Praneeth

Abraham, Rahul R; Anand, Ashoojit Kaur; Prasad, Ramakrishna; Rao, B C; Pillala, Praneeth.

Affiliation

Abraham RR; Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care, PCMH Restore Health, Bangalore, India.
Anand AK; Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care, PCMH Restore Health, Bangalore, India.
Prasad R; Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care, PCMH Restore Health, Bangalore, India.
Rao BC; Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care, Academy of Family Physicians of India, Karnataka Chapter, India.
Pillala P; Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care, Academy of Family Physicians of India, Karnataka Chapter, India.

J Family Med Prim Care ; 8(2): 751-753, 2019 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30984708

ABSTRACT

We describe the case of an HIV/AIDS patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and the diagnostic and management dilemmas in distinguishing between PML and PML-IRIS. This case is relevant to physicians including family physicians who manage immunocompromised patients in their practice.

Key words

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Source: MeSH-NLM); HIV; JC virus; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; leukoencephalopathy; progressive multifocal

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: J Family Med Prim Care Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Country of publication: India

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