Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy secondary to idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia treated with pembrolizumab

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BACKGROUND: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare demyelinating disease due to a lytic infection of oligodendrocytes caused by John Cunningham polyoma virus (JCV) infection. Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a very rare cause of PML.

METHODS: We present an individual with PML secondary to ICL treated with 3 doses of pembrolizumab, a Programmed-Death-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor following with complete resolution of symptoms and conduct a review of the literature.

CONCLUSION: This report illustrates the objective clinical and radiological improvement in a patient with PML due to ICL and suggests further study of immune checkpoint inhibitors as potential treatment for patients with PML.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:385

Enthalten in:

Journal of neuroimmunology - 385(2023) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 578248

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Varmpompiti, Kyriakoula [VerfasserIn]
Westwood, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]
Ben-Joseph, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Sibtain, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Ibrahim, Mohammad A A [VerfasserIn]
Stanton, Biba [VerfasserIn]
Zuckerman, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Hadden, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Ritter, Laura Mantoan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
DPT0O3T46P
Idiopathic lymphocytopenia
John Cunningham Virus
Journal Article
Neuroinflammation
PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor
Pembrolizumab
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Review

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 18.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jneuroim.2023.578248

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364868546