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Know someone who died of PML/Liver Failure?

Posted by ScotCharles, 2 Replies

Hey guys,

Just recently, a number of people I know who have been HIV+ for more than 20 years have died of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy(PML) and liver failure. I wonder if anyone else had similiar experience?

Cheers,

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Courtney's Story of PML YouTube

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PML..What is it...Google it....Courtney's Story of PML

When PML claimed my daughter Courtney's life, I began my personal quest to raise Worldwide Awareness! I thought to myself, how can one person could possibly accomplish such a huge task? That's... Read more »

PML - HEARD OF IT ?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My partner is dying from PML & I am looking to get in touch with others who may be in or have been in this horrible situation. Or if anyone knows of any PML support groups.

Thanks

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PML

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NEED OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT PML HIV NEGATIVE PJM61559@AOL.COM

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PML

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Does anyone know have any information on PML? Is is a death sentence? Read more »

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PML of the brain (PML, 2009)

My best friend just started having seizures about 5 months ago, the first time, he was taken by ambulance to the ER and because he had smoked marijuana (with a written doctors recomendation in the state of California) the ER doc dismissed anything...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Patrick in Redding,I'm stunned that an ER physician would so readily dismiss an AIDS patient that had a seizure!!!! A very thorough evaluation was warranted. Assuming it was caused by smoking medical marijuana demonstrates very poor... Read more »

pml

any advances in pml treatment?i have had pml for about 4 yrs.do you know of any research on pml that are accepting applicants for a research study?thank you,brian...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I havent seen any new effective/safe treatments for PML recently. Effective HIV treatment often stabilizes the process but specific JC virus treatment remains problematic. Much of the brain damage caused by PML resembles a stroke such that brain... Read more »

Can you tell me what PML

Dr., can you tell me what PML is and what the effects it has on the body. Can you also let me know if this is something that will go away or that can be treated....

Response from Judith Currier, M.D.

University of CA, LA School of Medicine

PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) is a brain infection caused by the JC virus. There is no known effective treatment, other than taking combination therapy for HIV, which has caused some HIV+s with PML to improve. The symptoms... Read more »

pml reversed?

when one is diagnosed with pml, has intiation with treatment ever shown the ability to reverse the pml?...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Yes, there are reports of PML improving with HIV therapy and many of us have such patients. I would venture to say that HAART is the best therapy for PML.DW... Read more »

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Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy (PML)

What Is PML? How Can PML Be Detected? How Is PML Treated? The Bottom Line What Is PML? Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy is a serious viral infection of the brain. "Encephalo" means brain. "Pathy" means disease. Encephalopathy is a... Read more »

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Fact Sheet

What Are the Symptoms? How Do You Diagnose PML? How Do You Treat PML? Potent Anti-HIV Therapy Cytosine Arabinoside (Ara-C) Experimental Treatments Commentary The Bottom Line PML is a rare AIDS-related condition of the brain, caused by the... Read more »

Danger Signal Limits Hepatitis C Infection

Despite the fact that hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists chronically in about 80 percent of those infected, some liver cells remain free of the virus even after many years. Now Sung Key Jang of Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea,... Read more »

Maryland Comptroller Calls for Registry of HIV-Positive People, Saying They Pose "A Danger"

Maryland Comptroller William Schaefer (D) on Tuesday defended his call for a public registry to list the names of HIV-positive people in the state and said that HIV-positive people are "a danger," the Washington Post reports. Schaefer, former... Read more »

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