Jornal de AIDS e Pesquisa Clínica

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immuno-Compromised Indian Patient

Abstract

Krishna Pandey, Dharmendra Singh, Vidyanand Rabi Das, Sanjiva Bimal, Bipin K. Singh and Pradeep Das

We present here a case of progressive visual loss and convulsions in a 45 year old male immuno-compromised patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. He was subsequently diagnosed as Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, cerebrospinal fluid and clinical findings.