[Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].
We report a 28 year old heterosexual male with AIDS that presented with progressive motor disturbances and malaise. Light and transmission electron microscopy of a stereotaxic brain biopsy demonstrated a progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. This is a demyelinating infectious cerebral disease attributed to JC virus and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of central nervous system disturbances in AIDS patients.
Oddó
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Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, P, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
Thompson
L
L
Castrillón
M
M
Sepúlveda
C
C
Zamboni
R
R
Arriagada
P
P
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Leucoencefalopatía multifocal progresiva en un paciente con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida.