JC Virus PCR Detection Is Not Infallible: A Fulminant Case of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy with False-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Studies despite Progressive Clinical Course and Radiological Findings

We describe a case with a false-negative PCR-based analysis for JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a patient with clinical and radiological findings suggestive of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) who was on chronic immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Our patient...

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Main Authors: Mohamed-Ali Babi, William Pendlebury, Steven Braff, Waqar Waheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/643216
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