Rituximab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after lung transplantation

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Jul;32(7):752-3. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.04.007. Epub 2013 May 8.

Authors

Leonard J Lobo¹, John M Reynolds, Laurie D Snyder

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 23664856
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.04.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / adverse effects*
Humans
Immunologic Factors / adverse effects*
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / chemically induced*
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
Rituximab

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
Immunologic Factors
Rituximab