Treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2489-2492

  Patel, Amila ^a   Patel, Julie ^a   Ikwuagwu, Judy ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cidofovir; Immunodeficiency; JC virus; Management

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CIDOFOVIR; CYTARABINE; DNA POLYMERASE; MEFLOQUINE; MIRTAZAPINE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 2; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 7; RISPERIDONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIZZINESS; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IDIOPATHIC CD4+ LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JC VIRUS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSONISM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; RASH; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UVEITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTARABINE; CYTOKINES; CYTOSINE; HUMANS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; T-LYMPHOCYTOPENIA, IDIOPATHIC CD4-POSITIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149473837     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq389     Document Type: Article

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