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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy triggered by COVID-19 in a previously asymptomatic person living with undiagnosed HIV infection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
This report presents the case of a 47-year-old male patient who worked as a mathematics teacher and experienced the sudden onset of disorientation, aphasia, and acalculia during an online class.
Yago Marcos Pessoa-Gonçalves, Thaís Soares Farnesi-de-Assunção, Marlos Aureliano Dias de Sousa, Luis Marcos Ferreira, Junior, Beatriz Sodré Matos, Anna Victória Bernardes Borges, Ana Carolina de Morais Oliveira-Scussel, Alex Eduardo da Silva, Carlo José Freire Oliveira, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Virmondes Rodrigues, Junior   +10 more
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VIRUS DE JOHN CUNNINGHAM: ¿TRANSEÚNTE INOFENSIVO O ASESINO SILENCIOSO? REVISIÓN SOBRE SU ROL PATÓGENO EN LA LEUCOENCEFALOPATÍA MULTIFOCAL PROGRESIVA. RECORRIDO TEÓRICO HACIA LA CAUSALIDAD

Revistas Argentina de Medicina, 2022
La leucoencefalopatía multifocal progresiva (LMP), cuya incidencia creció con la pandemia del virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), aún no cuenta con tratamientos específicos y requiere la resolución del inmunocompromiso subyacente para la mejoría ...
Maximiliano Castro
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JC Virus and APOL1 Risk Alleles in Black South Africans With Hypertension-Attributed CKD

Kidney International Reports, 2019
Introduction: The polyomaviruses, John Cunningham (JC) and BK, infect humans, with primary infection occurring in childhood. First-degree relatives of African American individuals with nondiabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD) who had 2 apolipoprotein L1 (
Nolubabalo U. Nqebelele, Caroline Dickens, Therese Dix-Peek, Raquel Duarte, Saraladevi Naicker   +4 more
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Diagnostic difficulties in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: a case report

Folia Neuropathologica
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelination disease of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by viral infection with John Cunningham polyomavirus (JC virus, JCV). PML affects mainly patients with immunodeficiency.
Angelika Stapińska-Syniec, Michał Sobstyl, Katarzyna Kurowska, Albert Acewicz, Teresa Wierzba-Bobrowicz   +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient without apparent immunosuppression

Virology Journal, 2010
An 80-year-old man with no history of an immune-compromising disorder was diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). He presented with dysphagia and left-sided weakness; magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated marked signal ...
Escobar Miguel A, Lovy Jordan, Sotelo-Rafiq Elsa P, Vaklavas Christos, Tsimberidou Apostolia M   +4 more
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Clinical and Radiological Characterization of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in HIV-Infected Patients: A Retrospective Analysis and Review of the Literature

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015
Introduction: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by John Cunningham virus, mostly associated with immunodeficiency conditions, such as the human immunodeficiency virus infection ...
Luís Augusto, Nélia Neves, Carina Reis, Cândida Abreu, António Sarmento   +4 more
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Management of Viral Central Nervous System Infections: A Primer for Clinicians

Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 2017
Viruses are a common cause of central nervous system (CNS) infections with many host, agent, and environmental factors influencing the expression of viral diseases.
P Brandon Bookstaver, Phillip L Mohorn, Ansal Shah, Lauren D Tesh, April M Quidley, Ravish Kothari, Christopher M Bland, Sharon Weissman   +7 more
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Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis

Viruses, 2020
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune inflammatory disease, where the underlying etiological cause remains elusive. Multiple triggering factors have been suggested, including environmental, genetic and gender components.
Rachael E. Tarlinton, Ekaterina Martynova, Albert A. Rizvanov, Svetlana Khaiboullina, Subhash Verma   +4 more
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The prevalence of the most important viral infections in renal transplant recipients in Serbia [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2012
Viruses are the main cause of opportunistic infections after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), B. K. virus (BKV) and John Cunningham virus (JCV) infections
Ćupić Maja, Lazarević Ivana, Pravica Vera, Banko Ana, Karalić Danijela, Naumović R., Kravljača Milica, Jovanović Tanja   +7 more
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JC Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy Case Report: Clinical and Laboratory Learning

British Journal of Biomedical Science
IntroductionJohn Cunningham (JC) virus is commonly associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. However, this polyomavirus can also be a rare etiological agent of nephropathy in renal transplant recipients.
Rachael M. Tomb, Siobhan K. McManus, David Kipgen, Sawsan Yaqub, Sally Taylor, Rory N. Gunson   +5 more
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