Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy secondary to idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia treated with pembrolizumab

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.

Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology - November 17, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Kyriakoula Varmpompiti, Andrew J. Westwood, Aaron Ben-Joseph, Naomi Sibtain, Mohammad A.A. Ibrahim, Biba Stanton, Mark Zuckerman, Robert Hadden, Laura Mantoan Ritter Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research