Acute post-infectious cerebellar ataxia due to co-infection of human herpesvirus-6 and adenovirus mimicking myositis

Ital J Pediatr. 2014 Nov 26:40:98. doi: 10.1186/s13052-014-0098-y.

Abstract

Acute cerebellar ataxia (ACA) is a relatively common neurological disease in children. Most common types of ACA are acute post-infectious (APCA) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Less common but important causes include opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) and acute cerebellitis. Cerebellar neoplasms and acute hydrocephalus are additional causes of paediatric ataxia. APCA is the most common cause of ACA in children, comprising about 30-50% of total cases. This is a report about an immunocompetent 4-yrs-old male affected by APCA, due to co-infection by human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and adenovirus, with symptoms mimicking myositis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adenoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Adenoviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Adenoviridae*
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / etiology*
  • Child
  • Coinfection / complications*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myositis / diagnosis*
  • Roseolovirus Infections / complications*
  • Roseolovirus Infections / diagnosis