Successful Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalomyelitis in Immunocompetent Patient

Autor: Eric Denes, Laurent Magy, Karine Pradeau, Sophie Alain, Pierre Weinbreck, Sylvie Ranger-Rogez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 729-731 (2004)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1004.030587
Popis: We report the case of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) encephalomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient, which was confirmed by viral amplification from cerebrospinal fluid. Cidofovir was used followed by ganciclovir because of an adverse effect to probenecid. The patient recovered. HHV-6 should be recognized as one of the causes of encephalomyelitis.
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