Meningoencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus-6 in an immunocompetent adult patient: Case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | G. P. Fiori, Pasquale Ferrante, F. Speranza, R Martegani, D. Torre, Roberta Mancuso, Elisabetta Omodeo-Zorini |
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Microbiology (medical)
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty viruses Herpesvirus 6 Human Roseola Infantum Disease medicine.disease_cause Herpesviridae Diagnosis Differential Meningoencephalitis medicine Humans biology business.industry virus diseases General Medicine Herpesviridae Infections Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Immunology Human herpesvirus 6 Female Viral disease Immunocompetence business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is the etiologic agent of roseola infantum, and has been implicated as a possible cause of encephalitis in pediatric and adult patients. A case of meningoencephalitis in an otherwise healthy, immunocompetent 59-year-old woman is described. The diagnosis of HHV-6 meningoencephalitis was confirmed by detecting viral DNA in cerebrospinal fluid collected in the acute stage of the disease by polymerase chain reaction. The patient was treated with acyclovir and recovered without any sequelae. The current knowledge of the pathophysiology, clinical course and outcome of HHV-6 meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent adult patients is also reviewed. |
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