Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy unmasked by antiretroviral therapy for HIV

CMAJ. 2018 Oct 22;190(42):E1260. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.180433.

Authors

Eric A Coomes¹, Amila Heendeniya², Paul E Bunce²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine (Coomes, Heendeniya, Bunce), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Heendeniya, Bunce), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont. eric.coomes@mail.utoronto.ca.
² Department of Medicine (Coomes, Heendeniya, Bunce), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Heendeniya, Bunce), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Disease Progression
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / diagnosis*
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnostic imaging*
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / drug therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Virus Activation

Substances

Anti-Retroviral Agents
Glucocorticoids
Prednisone
Methylprednisolone