A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a post-kidney transplant patient with improvement after discontinuation of immunosuppressive drugs and combination therapy with mefloquine and mirtazapine
Neri Sone,
Hiroki Nishiwaki,
Mayu Shimokawa
et al.
Abstract:Background
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare disease, but the prognosis is very poor, especially in the immunosuppressed state with a non-HIV background, and there is no established treatment.
Case presentations
A 49-year-old patient who had undergone a renal transplant and was receiving prednisolone and mycophenolate mofetil treatment was admitted for peritoneal dialysis initiation. While hospitalized, he experienced aphasia and… Show more
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