Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy following oral fludarabine treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 392-395

  Cid, J ^a   Revilla, M ^a   Cervera, A ^a   Cervantes, F ^a   Munoz E ^a   Ferrer, I ^b   Montserrat, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b CSUBellvitge   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Fludarabine; JC virus; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CHLORAMBUCIL; FLUDARABINE; MYELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BASOPHIL; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOPSY; BRAIN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VIDARABINE;

EID: 0033929684     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002779900149     Document Type: Article

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