An adult case of relapsing human herpesvirus-6 encephalitis.
Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is the main etiologic agent of exanthema subitum in young children. Central nervous system (CNS) infections in children due to HHV-6 have been described on many occasions. HHV-6 is also a common cause of infections in immunocompromised individuals. However, little is known concerning the impact of HHV-6 on the CNS in immunocompetent adults. We report the first case of relapsing HHV-6 encephalitis in a healthy 73-year-old female.
Sawada
Jun
J
Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College.
Nakatani-Enomoto
Setsu
S
Aizawa
Hitoshi
H
Katayama
Takayuki
T
Ito
Takashi
T
Aburakawa
Yoko
Y
Kikuchi
Kenjiro
K
D000368:Aged; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control