EBV-associated leukoencephalopathy with late onset of central nervous system lymphoma in a kidney transplant recipient

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 947-951

  Vaglio, A ^a   Manenti, L ^b   Mancini, C ^a   Chierici, E ^c   Cobelli, R ^a   Bacci, F ^d   Palmisano, A ^a   Buzio, C ^a   Bignardi, L ^a   Maggiore, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Division of Nephrology   (Italy)

^c Vaio Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus (EBV); Kidney transplantation; Leukoencephalopathy; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CLONAZEPAM; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXCARBAZEPINE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX5;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; BRAIN RADIATION; CADAVER KIDNEY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIPLOPIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOTOMA; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 77949822848     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02999.x     Document Type: Article

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