Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a non-AIDS patient: high efficiency of combined cytarabine and cidofovir;Leucoencéphalite multifocale progressive en dehors du sida : efficacité de l'association cytarabine-cidofovir

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 488-491

  Terrier, B ^a   Hummel, A ^a   Fakhouri, F ^a   Jablonski, M ^a   Hugle T ^a   Gasnault, J ^b   Sanson, M ^c   Martinez, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cidofovir; Cytarabine; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CYTARABINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; REMISSION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTARABINE; CYTOSINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250873341     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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