Mollaret's meningitis due to human herpesvirus 6 in an adolescent.
We report the first pediatric case of Mollaret meningitis in an adolescent female with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission. This patient had signs and symptoms consistent with meningitis, with three episodes over a 3-month period. Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) was identified during her last episode from polymerase chain reaction assay of a cerebrospinal fluid specimen. She was treated successfully with foscarnet, after which HHV-6 was undetectable in her cerebrospinal fluid.
Capouya
Jared D
JD
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, FL 33731, USA.
Berman
David M
DM
Dumois
Juan A
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D017245:Foscarnet / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017245:Foscarnet