A fatal case of JC virus meningitis presenting with hydrocephalus in a human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patient
| Autor: | Xin Dang, Igor J. Koralnik, Reza Karimi, David W. Nauen, Evelyn Bord, Shruti P. Agnihotri, Christian Wüthrich, Raphael P. Viscidi, Stephanie Batson, Juan C. Troncoso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry viruses Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Encephalopathy JC virus virus diseases Aseptic meningitis medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause nervous system diseases Hydrocephalus Cerebrospinal fluid nervous system Neurology medicine Choroid plexus Neurology (clinical) business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Neurology. 76:140-147 |
| ISSN: | 0364-5134 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ana.24192 |
| Popis: | JC virus (JCV) is the etiologic agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, JCV granule cell neuronopathy, and JCV encephalopathy. Whether JCV can also cause meningitis has not yet been demonstrated. We report a case of aseptic meningitis resulting in symptomatic hydrocephalus in a human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patient. Brain imaging showed enlargement of ventricles but no parenchymal lesion. She had a very high JC viral load in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and developed progressive cognitive dysfunction despite ventricular drainage. She was diagnosed with pancytopenia and passed away after 5.5 months. Postmortem examination revealed productive JCV infection of leptomeningeal and choroid plexus cells, and limited parenchymal involvement. Sequencing of JCV CSF strain showed an archetype-like regulatory region. Further studies of the role of JCV in aseptic meningitis and in idiopathic hydrocephalus are warranted. |
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