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AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy-really rare in India: A case report and review of literature

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but devastating disease in acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. PML in HIV/AIDS is rare in India and literature is limited. We are reporting a case of probable AIDS-related PML from Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Centre Jabalpu...

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Autores principales: Choudhary, Sushma, Parashar, Manoj Kumar, Parashar, Namita, Ratre, Shailendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6111648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30187028
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_4_15
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Sumario:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but devastating disease in acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. PML in HIV/AIDS is rare in India and literature is limited. We are reporting a case of probable AIDS-related PML from Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Centre Jabalpur. It was our first case of PML (possible) in 3194 registered HIV patients taking ART since 2006.