Human herpes virus 6 fatal encephalitis in a bone marrow recipient

Gilberto De Almeida Rodrigues; Sanjai Nagendra; Choon-Kee Lee; Margarida   de Magalhaes-Silverman

doi:10.1080/00365549950163644

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Human herpes virus 6 fatal encephalitis in a bone marrow recipient

Gilberto De Almeida Rodrigues, Sanjai Nagendra, Choon-Kee Lee and Margarida de Magalhaes-Silverman

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, Vol.31(3), pp.313-315

1999

DOI: 10.1080/00365549950163644

PMID: 10482064

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Abstract

Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) has been implicated as a human pathogen in both normal and immunocompromised hosts. It has been associated with interstitial pneumonitis and bone marrow suppression after transplantation. We report here a case of fatal encephalitis in a bone marrow transplant recipient. This case illustrates the importance of considering HHV6 as an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised hosts.

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Encephalitis, Viral - virology

Humans

Middle Aged

Fatal Outcome

Male

Immunocompromised Host

Herpesviridae Infections - virology

Herpesvirus 6, Human - isolation & purification

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Title: Subtitle: Human herpes virus 6 fatal encephalitis in a bone marrow recipient
Creators: Gilberto De Almeida Rodrigues - Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
Sanjai Nagendra
Choon-Kee Lee
Margarida de Magalhaes-Silverman
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, Vol.31(3), pp.313-315
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950163644
PMID: 10482064
ISSN: 0036-5548
eISSN: 1651-1980
Language: English
Date published: 1999
Academic Unit: Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094658402771

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