Human pegivirus-1 associated leukoencephalitis : Clinical and molecular features

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Etiologic diagnosis is uncertain in 35% to 50% of patients with encephalitis, despite its substantial global prevalence and disease burden. We report on 2 adult female patients with fatal leukoencephalitis associated with human pegivirus-1 (HPgV-1) brain infection. Neuroimaging showed inflammatory changes in cerebral white matter. Brain-derived HPgV-1 RNA sequences clustered phylogenetically with other pegiviruses despite an 87-nucleotide deletion in the viral nonstructural (NS)2 gene. Neuropathology disclosed lymphocyte infiltration and gliosis predominantly in brain white matter. HPgV-1 NS5A antigen was detected in lymphocytes as well as in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. HPgV-1 neuroadaptation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of progressive leukoencephalitis in humans. Ann Neurol 2018;84:789-795.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:84

Enthalten in:

Annals of neurology - 84(2018), 5 vom: 21. Nov., Seite 781-787

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Balcom, Erin F [VerfasserIn]
Doan, Matthew A L [VerfasserIn]
Branton, William G [VerfasserIn]
Jovel, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Blevins, Gregg [VerfasserIn]
Edguer, Beste [VerfasserIn]
Hobman, Tom C [VerfasserIn]
Yacyshyn, Elaine [VerfasserIn]
Emery, Derek [VerfasserIn]
Box, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
van Landeghem, Frank K H [VerfasserIn]
Power, Christopher [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.08.2019

Date Revised 21.08.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ana.25343

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NLM288832906