Medicines that reshape or tamp down immune responses may be life-changing for patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders, but in some cases they can awaken a dormant virus and unleash a deadly ...
New research has confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but often fatal brain infection that can be triggered by dozens of ...
Presence and function of CD14+CD16-HLADRlow monocytes in the peripheral blood of patients with Î’-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Mean age in years at death (sd) 65.1 years (6.9) 67.3 years (6.6) Mean ...
A large number of drugs used to treat everything from multiple sclerosis to blood cancers to rheumatoid arthritis may cause a rare but often-fatal condition called progressive multifocal ...
New research has confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but often fatal brain infection that can be triggered by dozens of ...
On April 9, the biotech company Genentech announced that it was withdrawing its psoriasis medicine Raptiva from the market because it can cause a rare but often fatal brain infection called ...
A 34 year-old HIV positive man had declined anti-viral treatment. Over the course of 3 weeks, he developed progressive ataxia affecting the left side. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML): ...