title: Meningo-encephalitis associated with HHV-6 related exanthem subitum.
abstract: We report a 10-month-old boy with acute meningo-encephalitis associated with exanthem subitum. It has recently been reported that human herpesvirus-6 is the causative agent of exanthem subitum, and to our knowledge our case is the first report of meningo-encephalitis associated with HHV-6 infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Obihiro Kyokai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanishi
mesh_terms: D005077:Exanthema Subitum / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*