Interstitial pneumonitis and coinfection of human herpesvirus 6 and Pneumocystis carinii in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia.
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has occasionally been associated with cases of interstitial pneumonitis, mainly in individuals with impaired cellular immunity. Here we report for the first time severe interstitial pneumonitis with simultaneous HHV-6 and Pneumocystis carinii infections in the lung tissue of a young patient with hypogammaglobulinemia.
Vuorinen
Tytti
T
Department of Virology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, 20520 Turku, Finland. tytti.vuorinen@utu.fi
Kotilainen
Pirkko
P
Lautenschlager
Irmeli
I
Kujari
Harry
H
Krogerus
Leena
L
Oksi
Jarmo
J
D000328:Adult; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology