PML-IRIS in patients with HIV infection

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Authors

Lyle W. Ostrow · Johns Hopkins University

Justin C. McArthur · Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Immune reconstitution following initiation of combined antiretroviral therapy may lead to activation of an inflammatory response to detectable or latent JC virus infection. Early and prolonged treatment with steroids may be useful in these patients but requires further investigation.

Topics & Keywords

Polyomavirus and related diseases Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 72, Issue 17, pp. 1458-1464

DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000343510.08643.74

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