Antiphospholipid syndrome associated with human herpesvirus-6 infection.
The case of a patient with basal ganglia infarction associated with primary human herpesvirus-6 infection is reported. Anticardiolipin antibody immunoglobulin G was elevated after human herpesvirus-6 infection and then decreased gradually. The transient elevation in the antiphospholipid antibody level suggests that the human herpesvirus-6 infection can induce antiphospholipid syndrome, thus resulting in a cerebral infarction.
Toyoshima
Mitsuo
M
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan. toyoshim@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Maegaki
Yoshihiro
Y
Yotsumata
Kazuyuki
K
Takei
Syuji
S
Kawano
Yoshifumi
Y
D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000906:Antibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins