progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the surrounds and protects nerve fibers) in multiple areas of the brain. The symptoms include hemiparesis, aphasia, dysarthria, hemianopia, cognitive impairment and coma. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007643 url:http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch217/ch217f.html http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007637 url:http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pml/pml.htm url:http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/progressive%20multifocal%20leukoencephalopathy ]

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Term information

database cross reference
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:22255007
  • NCI:C26815
  • MESH:D007968
  • ICD10CM:A81.2
  • ICD9CM:046.3
  • GARD:7468
  • UMLS_CUI:C0023524
Subsets

DO_rare_slim, DO_infectious_disease_slim, NCIthesaurus

acronym
PML

has obo namespace

disease_ontology

id

DOID:643