Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy restricted to the posterior fossa in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a neurological infectious disease caused by the John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV), an opportunistic agent with worldwide distribution. This disease is frequently seen in immunosuppresed patients and rarely associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. I...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000600020&lng=en&tlng=en |