title: Myelitis associated with human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) after allogeneic cord blood transplantation.
abstract: Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) has been recognized as 1 of the pathogens causing central nervous system diseases such as encephalitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We here report 2 patients who developed HHV-6-associated myelitis soon after allogeneic cord blood transplantation.
authors: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. tmori@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors: Takehiko
authors: T
authors: Mori
authors: Ai
authors: A
authors: Mihara
authors: Rie
authors: R
authors: Yamazaki
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Shimizu
authors: Yoshinobu
authors: Y
authors: Aisa
authors: Shigeaki
authors: S
authors: Suzuki
authors: Yasuo
authors: Y
authors: Ikeda
authors: Shinichiro
authors: S
authors: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036101:Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009187:Myelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous