Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy resembling central nervous system systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-315

  Kinoshita, M ^a   Iwana, K ^a   Shinoura, H ^a   Aotsuka, S ^a   Sumiya, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interferon; Magnetic resonance imaging; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA INTERFERON; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; JC VIRUS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; SPEECH DISORDER; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, VIRAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0031982254     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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