[HHV-6 infection and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child].
We report the case of a child who was infected by HHV-6 and who started an acute lymphoblastic leukemia two months later. This case reminds that an etiologic role have been suggested for many viral infections in some leukemias in childhood, particularly the human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6).
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Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, AP-HP, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France. seror.je@wanadoo.fr
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D001752:Blast Crisis; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*