Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients with rheumatic diseases: Are patients with systemic lupus erythematosus at particular risk?

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-146

  Molloy, Eamonn S ^a   Calabrese, Leonard H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressive therapy; JC virus; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; NATALIZUMAB; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 56349103348     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2008.07.006     Document Type: Review

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