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 == Additional Info ==
-Although this is rare, it is likely to increase in frequency because a lot of new immune modifying drugs can cause it, and there's no other easy way to code it. --[[Dr. Allan Garland | Allan Garland]]
+*PML is a rare and often fatal neurologic disease marked by progressive, immune-mediated, multifocal damage to the white matter of the brain.
+*Most cases are caused by JC virus, however, an increasing other cause is new immune-modifying drugs.
-{{DiscussTask|I have a patient with BX proven PML NOT due to JC virus (immunosuppressed from chemo, CAR-T), can we change the title of this and add the narrative can be caused by JC virus,  if we change this we need to remove the bug requirement [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 08:01, 2023 October 26 (CDT) }}
 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==