Atypical clinical features of a human herpesvirus-6 infection in a neonate.
A case of neonatal human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) B infection is presented. Although HHV-6 B was isolated from peripheral blood at the onset of the illness, a significant increase in viral antibody titers was not observed. The patient had a slight fever with generalized maculopapular skin rash and an increased number of atypical lymphocytes, which is quite different from the typical clinical features of exanthem subitum.
Yoshikawa
Tetsushi
T
Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. tetsushi@fujita-hu-ac.jp
Suzuki
Kenji
K
Umemura
Kayoko
K
Akimoto
Shiho
S
Miyake
Fumi
F
Usui
Chie
C
Fujita
Ayano
A
Suga
Sadao
S
Asano
Yoshizo
Y
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005077:Exanthema Subitum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014766:Viremia / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral