Fatal Human Herpesvirus 6-associated Multifocal Meningoencephalitis in an Adult Female Patient
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (12) , 942-944
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540110076570
Abstract
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV 6) is a known cause of central nervous system infection in immunocompromised patients. Less is known about the clinical course of HHV 6 encephalitis in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of meningoencephalitis in a 42-y-old immunocompetent patient associated with HHV 6 infection.Keywords
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