Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency

Brain Dev. 2007 Mar;29(2):124-6. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.07.008. Epub 2006 Sep 1.

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease caused by JC virus, an opportunistic infection of the central nervous system. Although the majority of cases are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other immunocompromised patients are also at risk. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase is an enzyme in the purine salvage pathway that reversibly converts inosine to hypoxanthine and guanosine to guanine. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency is a combined immunodeficiency with a profound cellular defect. Neurologic abnormalities are salient features of this syndrome. We describe for the first time a patient with this rare disorder presented with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / etiology*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase / deficiency*
  • Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors / complications*
  • Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors / pathology

Substances

  • Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase