Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a renal transplant recipient
| Autor: | J. Harold Helderman, F. Kevin Murphy, Craig R. Saxton, Peter Gailiunas, Elliot D. Ross, Jan Diehl, Rosemary McCoy, Fred R. Silva, Arthur I. Sagalowsky, Duard L. Walker, Robert A. Farkas |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Kidney medicine.diagnostic_test Double dose business.industry Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy media_common.quotation_subject Brain biopsy General Medicine medicine.disease Computed tomographic Contrast medium medicine.anatomical_structure Renal transplant medicine Contrast (vision) Radiology business media_common |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Medicine. 77:333-337 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9343 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90715-0 |
| Popis: | A progressive, deteriorating neurologic disorder developed in a 28-year-old white man 10 years after he successfully received a living related donor kidney transplant. An extensive neurologic evaluation was unrevealing, including normal results of computed tomographic scanning of the brain with and without contrast medium. Repeated computed tomographic scanning after a double dose of radiocontrast medium in conjunction with delayed imaging revealed multiple areas of abnormal enhancement. This technique helped to direct brain biopsy, which led to the early diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and the institution of specific therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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