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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy with Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (PML-IRIS): Two Case Reports of Successful Treatment with Mefloquine and a Review of the Literature

Published:2012-12-15 Issue:12 Volume:41 Page:620-624
ISSN:0304-4602
Container-title:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
language:en
Short-container-title:Ann Acad Med Singap

Author:

Young Barnaby E¹,Yeo Tian Rong¹,Lim Hui Ting²,Vong Kiat Yee²,Tan Kevin³,Lye David C¹,Lee Cheng Chuan¹

Affiliation:

1. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

2. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

3. National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore

Publisher

Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Subject

General Medicine

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