Severe meningoencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus 6 type B in an immunocompetent woman treated with ganciclovir.
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), the causative agent of exanthema subitum in childhood, can also induce meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. In contrast, HHV-6 encephalitis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the clinical syndrome not well defined. We report a case of meningoencephalitis caused by HHV-6 type B in an otherwise healthy woman.
Birnbaum
Tobias
T
Department of Neurology, Max von Pettenkofer-Institute, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany. tobias.birnbaum@med.uni-muenchen.de
Padovan
Claudio S
CS
Sporer
Bernd
B
Rupprecht
Tobias A
TA
Ausserer
Harald
H
Jaeger
Gundula
G
Pfister
Hans W
HW
D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir