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Infratentorial progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) in a patient with SLE (2008: 4b)

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Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) is a viral infection occurring in immunocompromised patients. The typical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings include supratentorial asymmetric nonenhancing white matter lesions without mass effect. We present a patient with progressive cerebellar and brain stem lesions, emphasizing the fact that the diagnosis of PML should be considered also in cases with selective infratentorial involvement.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden

    Per-Åke Svensson

  2. Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital/Aalborg Hospital, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark

    Elna-Marie Larsson

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Svensson, PÅ., Larsson, EM. Infratentorial progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) in a patient with SLE (2008: 4b). Eur Radiol 18, 1526–1528 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-007-0788-6

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