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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after rituximab in a patient with relapsed follicular lymphoma and low IgG levels and a low CD4+ lymphocyte count

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Pages 2367-2369 | Received 22 Jul 2008, Accepted 09 Aug 2008, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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