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19394827

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
A 49-year-old, HIV-negative woman with sarcoidosis presented with a subacute unilateral cerebellar syndrome. A brain MRI revealed a hyperintense lesion without mass effect in the left cerebellar hemisphere, but no pathology above the tentorium. Steroid therapy for presumed neurosarcoidosis was ineffective and the patient deteriorated progressively. Cerebellar biopsy showed abnormal granule cells and demyelination. Immunocytochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) with JC (John Cunningham) virus granule cell neuronopathy. The patient succumbed to progressive brainstem dysfunction despite treatment with cidofovir. Although rare, PML should be considered in all patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity and unexplained neurological dysfunction, even in the absence of HIV infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0967-5868
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1091-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
What lies beneath the tent? JC-virus cerebellar granule cell neuronopathy complicating sarcoidosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports