Guillain-Barré syndrome after exanthem subitum.
A female infant developed Guillain-Barré syndrome 20 days after having exanthem subitum confirmed serologically as human herpesvirus 6 infection. DNA of human herpesvirus 6 was detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected on admission.
Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
Fumi
F
Miyake
Tetsushi
T
Yoshikawa
Kyoko
K
Suzuki
Masahiro
M
Ohashi
Sadao
S
Suga
Yoshizo
Y
Asano
D005077:Exanthema Subitum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000821:virology*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis