Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Preferred Label : Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy;

NCIt synonyms : PML;

NCIt definition : A progressive demyelination within the central nervous system associated with reactivation of a latent JC virus infection.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A demyelinating central nervous system disease caused by reactivation of the polyomavirus JC, which results in a lytic infection of oligodendrocytes.;

Details

Origin ID

C26815;

UMLS CUI

C0023524;

DO Cross reference
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [DO Concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy [MedDRA LLT]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [ICD-9 code]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [ORDO Disease]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PASCAL descriptor]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- leukoencephalopathy, progressive multifocal [MeSH concept]
- leukoencephalopathy, progressive multifocal [MeSH Descriptor]
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [DO Concept]
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [Disease (Nov.)]
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [SNOMED Notion]
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- Cellosaurus Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Cellosaurus Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology Mapped to MedDRA [NCIt concept]
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- Progressive Clinical Course [NCIt concept]
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- Brain [NCIt concept]

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