title: Clinical presentations of infection by the human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7).
abstract: Reports on the clinical picture of primary infection with the human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) are scarce. A heterogenous population of 478 patients (1 month-14 years) was examined for the presence of an acute HHV-7 infection. A variety of clinical pictures can be observed during primary infection with HHV-7, such as exanthema subitum and mononucleosis-like syndrome. The authors describe in two children, for the first time, the presentation of HHV-7-infection as an acute exacerbation or relapse of a patient's chronic disease. The hematological changes for the respective clinical presentations during HHV-7 infection are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruns
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Wiersbitzky
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neipel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jäger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003289:Convalescence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D018450:Disease Progression; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016199:Herpesvirus 7, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G