A Case of John Cunningham Virus Induced Rhombencephalitis after Rituximab Therapy for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

BACKGROUND: John Cunningham virus (JCV) is known to cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immuno-compromised patients due to lytic infection of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes. Rarely, it may also present as granule cell neuronopathy (GCN), leading to degeneration of cerebellar g...

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Autores principales: Katragadda, Silpita, Koneru, Varshaa, Devany, Genevieve, DeWitt, Aaron S., Tati, Vasudev H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5525053

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