Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and sarcoidosis under interleukin 7: The price of healing

Aurélien Guffroy1, Morgane Solis2, Vincent Gies2

  • 1From the Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine (A.G., V.G, Y.D., V.P., T.M., A.-S.K.), National Reference Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (CNR RESO), Tertiary Center for Primary Immunodeficiency, Strasbourg University Hospital; Université de Strasbourg (A.G., M.S., V.G., Y.D., T.M., A.-S.K.), INSERM UMR - S1109; Université de Strasbourg (A.G., M.S., Y.D., C.L., Y.H., T.M., A.-S.K.), Faculty of Medicine; Virology Laboratory (M.S.), Strasbourg University Hospital; Université de Strasbourg (V.G.), Faculty of Pharmacy, Illkirch, France; Internal Medicine and Intensive Care (C.K.), Strasbourg University Hospital; Department of Dermatology (C.L.), Strasbourg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (L.K.), INSERM U1119, Biopathologie de La Myéline, Neuroprotection et Stratégies Thérapeutiques, Université de Strasbourg, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS); Université de Strasbourg (A.M., R.C.), INSERM UMR-S1109, GENOMAX Platform, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire OMICARE, Faculté de Médecine, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), LabEx TRANSPLANTEX; Department of Infectious Diseases (Y.H.), Strasbourg University Hospital; and Departement of Pneumology (S.H.), Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France. aurelien.guffroy@chru-strasbourg.fr.

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