Hoffmann C, Horst H-A, Albrecht H, Schlote W
University of Kiel, Chemnitztrasse 33, 24116 Kiel, Germany.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 Aug;74(8):1142-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.74.8.1142.
A case of biopsy verified progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) in an HIV patient is presented. Imaging and histological examination confirmed remarkable inflammatory activity accompanied by an unusually benign clinical course despite no clear evidence of immune reconstitution after the start of antiretroviral treatment. This case not only raises several questions regarding the pathophysiology of PML, but gives also evidence that AIDS associated inflammatory PML must be considered another clinical entity in the expanding range of diseases now commonly referred to as the immune reconstitution syndrome.
本文报告了一例经活检证实的HIV患者的进行性多灶性白质脑病(PML)病例。影像学和组织学检查证实存在显著的炎症活动,尽管在开始抗逆转录病毒治疗后没有明确的免疫重建证据,但临床病程异常良性。该病例不仅引发了关于PML病理生理学的几个问题,还证明了在现在通常称为免疫重建综合征的不断扩大的疾病范围内,艾滋病相关炎症性PML必须被视为另一种临床实体。