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doi: 10.1086/427943.
Epub 2005 Feb 21.
Severe meningoencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus 6 type B in an immunocompetent woman treated with ganciclovir
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- DOI: 10.1086/427943
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Severe meningoencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus 6 type B in an immunocompetent woman treated with ganciclovir
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Abstract
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), the causative agent of exanthema subitum in childhood, can also induce meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. In contrast, HHV-6 encephalitis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the clinical syndrome not well defined. We report a case of meningoencephalitis caused by HHV-6 type B in an otherwise healthy woman.
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Human herpesvirus 6 infection of the central nervous system: is it just a case of mistaken association?Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Mar 15;40(6):894-5. doi: 10.1086/427953. Epub 2005 Feb 21. Clin Infect Dis. 2005. PMID: 15736027 No abstract available.
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Pathogenic mechanisms of meningitis/encephalitis caused by human herpesvirus-6 in immunocompetent adult patients.Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Aug 1;41(3):422-3. doi: 10.1086/431774. Clin Infect Dis. 2005. PMID: 16007555 No abstract available.
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