Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with polymyositis: case report and literature review

J Rheumatol. 2012 Jun;39(6):1299-303. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.111126.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • JC Virus / immunology
  • JC Virus / isolation & purification
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnosis*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / drug therapy
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Myositis / complications
  • Myositis / diagnosis*
  • Myositis / drug therapy
  • Polymyositis / complications
  • Polymyositis / diagnosis*
  • Polymyositis / drug therapy
  • Virus Activation / drug effects
  • Virus Activation / immunology

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents

Supplementary concepts

  • Antisynthetase syndrome