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PML (medicine)


pml


A rapidly debilitating opportunistic infection caused by the JC virus which infects brain tissue and causes damage to the brain and the spinal cord.

Symptoms vary from patient to patient but include loss of muscle control, paralysis, blindness, problems with speech and an altered mental state. PML can lead to coma and death. There are no standard treatments for this disease.