A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a HIV-infected female patient

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) caused by JC virus is a severe central nervous lesion developing in the presence of obvious immunodeficiency. In most cases, the disease results in a fatal outcome within a few months. Antiretroviral therapy is currently considered to be the only method for the prevention and treatment of PML in HIV-infected patients. The paper describes a positive experience in treating the HIV-infected female patient with the established diagnosis of PML.

Authors
Samotolkina E.A. 1 , Pokrovskaya A.V. 1, 2 , Samotolkina E.S.3 , Voznesensky S.L. 1 , Petrova E.V.3
Journal
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv
Number of issue
11
Language
Russian
Pages
91-93
Status
Published
Link
External link
DOI
10.17116/terarkh2016881191-93
Volume
88
Year
2016
Organizations
  • 1 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 2 Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 3 Moscow Healthcare Department, Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital Two, Moscow, Russian Federation
Keywords
HIV infection; JC virus; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Date of creation
19.10.2018
Date of change
19.10.2018
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/4345/
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