JC Virus PCR Detection Is Not Infallible: A Fulminant Case of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy with False-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Studies despite Progressive Clinical Course and Radiological Findings

We describe a case with a false-negative PCR-based analysis for JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a patient with clinical and radiological findings suggestive of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) who was on chronic immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Our patient...

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Autores principales: Babi, Mohamed-Ali, Pendlebury, William, Braff, Steven, Waheed, Waqar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/643216

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/643216

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