Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), also known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis, is a rare and usually fatal viral disease characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) or inflammation of the white matter (leuko-) of the brain (-encephalo-) at multiple locations (multifocal).It occurs almost exclusively in people with severe immune deficiency, such as transplant patients on immunosuppressive medications, those receiving certain kinds of chemotherapy, receiving natalizumab (Tysabri) for multiple sclerosis, on long-term efalizumab (Raptiva) for psoriasis, brentuximab (Adcetris) for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, or those with AIDS.It is caused by the JC virus, which is normally present and kept under control by the immune system. Immunosuppressive drugs prevent the immune system from controlling the virus.. }
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- Progressive_multifocal_leukoencephalopathy abstract "Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), also known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis, is a rare and usually fatal viral disease characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) or inflammation of the white matter (leuko-) of the brain (-encephalo-) at multiple locations (multifocal).It occurs almost exclusively in people with severe immune deficiency, such as transplant patients on immunosuppressive medications, those receiving certain kinds of chemotherapy, receiving natalizumab (Tysabri) for multiple sclerosis, on long-term efalizumab (Raptiva) for psoriasis, brentuximab (Adcetris) for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, or those with AIDS.It is caused by the JC virus, which is normally present and kept under control by the immune system. Immunosuppressive drugs prevent the immune system from controlling the virus.".