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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy responsive to withdrawal of imatinib in a patient with FIP1L1-PDGFRA positive myeloid neoplasm

Sabine BlumService and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Oncology Department, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vincent DunetDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-4561
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Patrizia ComoliCell Factory and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia;
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Yordanka TirefortDivision of Hematology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland;
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Yves ChalandonDivision of Hematology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland; ;Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9341-8104
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Onya OpotaInstitute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne Switzerland;
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Denis ComteService of Immunology and Allergology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-1498
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Olivier SpertiniService and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Oncology Department, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1669-9421
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Françoise LivioService of Clinical Pharmacology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland;
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Jean Philippe BroulandDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland;
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Renaud Du PasquierDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Service of Neurology, Neuroimmunology Unit, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pages 2226-2229 | Received 14 Feb 2020, Accepted 13 Apr 2020, Published online: 04 May 2020

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