Open AccessDoes this HIV-positive patient have progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?
Author(s) -
Rahul R Abraham,
Ashoojit Kaur Anand,
Ramakrishna Prasad,
BC Rao,
Praneeth Pillala
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_460_18
Subject(s) - medicine , progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy , immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , jc virus , immune system , immunology , pediatrics , antiretroviral therapy , virus , viral load
We describe the case of an HIV/AIDS patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and the diagnostic and management dilemmas in distinguishing between PML and PML-IRIS. This case is relevant to physicians including family physicians who manage immunocompromised patients in their practice.