Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy secondary to hepatitis C virus infection-related T-cell lymphopenia.
Ar Kar AungJessica RobinsonPenelope HeyMahalia LehmannYan ChowRichard J StarkJulian J BoscoPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2019)
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an uncommon neurological condition known to occur in the setting of T-cell immune suppression. We report a case of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection-related T-cell lymphopenia manifesting as PML. HCV treatment and transient viral suppression resulted in immunological recovery with clinical stabilisation.