Severe meningoencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus 6 type B in an immunocompetent woman treated with ganciclovir

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Mar 15;40(6):887-9. doi: 10.1086/427943. Epub 2005 Feb 21.

Abstract

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), the causative agent of exanthema subitum in childhood, can also induce meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. In contrast, HHV-6 encephalitis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the clinical syndrome not well defined. We report a case of meningoencephalitis caused by HHV-6 type B in an otherwise healthy woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use*
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / isolation & purification
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
  • Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy*
  • Meningoencephalitis / virology*
  • Roseolovirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Roseolovirus Infections / drug therapy
  • Roseolovirus Infections / virology*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ganciclovir