| Preferred Name |
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| Synonyms |
PML |
| Definitions |
A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the surrounds and protects nerve fibers) in multiple areas of the brain. The symptoms include hemiparesis, aphasia, dysarthria, hemianopia, cognitive impairment and coma. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_643 |
| database_cross_reference |
ICD10CM:A81.2 NCI:C26815 UMLS_CUI:C0023524 MESH:D007968 ICD9CM:046.3 SNOMEDCT_US_2020_03_01:22255007 GARD:7468 |
| has_related_synonym |
PML |
| id |
DOID:643 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| notation |
DOID:643 |
| prefLabel |
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| textual definition |
A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the surrounds and protects nerve fibers) in multiple areas of the brain. The symptoms include hemiparesis, aphasia, dysarthria, hemianopia, cognitive impairment and coma. |
| 引自 | |
| 有_obo_命名空间 |
disease_ontology |
| subClassOf |