Table 1. PML patients' characteristics.
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF 49 PML PATIENTS | |
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Mean Age, y (range) | 54.51 (21-89) |
Gender M:F | 33 (67.3 %):16 (32.7 %) |
CSF PCR diagnosis | 39 (79.6 %) |
Histologic diagnosis | 10 (20.4 %) |
Underlying immunosuppression | |
HIV infection | 19 (38.8 %) |
Hematologic malignancy* | 13 (26.5 %) |
Hematologic disease- other† | 7 (14.3 %) |
Autoimmune disease‡ | 6 (12.2 %) |
Other§ | 4 (8.2 %) |
IRIS at the time of MRI | 20 (40.8 %) |
PML-S:PML-P | 26 (53.1 %):23 (46.9 %) |
HIV+ PML-S | 13 (73%) |
HIV- PML-S | 12 (40%) |
Abbreviations: PML = progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; IRIS = immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; PML-S = PML-survivors; PML-P = PML-progressors
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (n=9), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n=2), NK cell leukemia (n=1), follicular center cell lymphoma (n=1)
Idiopathic lymphocytopenia (n=2), lymphomatoid granulomatosis (n=1), common variable immunodeficiency (n=1), Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (n=2), Good syndrome (n=1)
Multiple sclerosis treated with natalizumab (n=3), lupus erythematosus (n=1), dermatomyositis (n=1), rheumatoid arthritis (n=1)
brainstem glioma (n=1), cirrhosis (n=2), lung transplant (n=1)