Abstract
The existence of catharreal respiratory symptoms (such as pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis etc.) is established as the usual manifestation of "exanthema subitum" due to acute human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) infection. But so far pneumonia, purulent sinusitis, purulent otitis media and/or acute obstructive bronchitis (bronchiolitis) in infants and children have not been described. Here we report the results of observations of 2 children with bronchopneumonia/sinusitis maxillaris and severe bronchiolitis associated with an acute HHV-6 infection. Other respiratory viruses were excluded as agents causing the ARD.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis
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Bacterial Infections / immunology
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Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Bronchiolitis / immunology
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Bronchiolitis / microbiology*
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Bronchitis / immunology
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Bronchitis / microbiology*
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Bronchopneumonia / immunology
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Bronchopneumonia / microbiology*
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Exanthema Subitum / immunology
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Exanthema Subitum / microbiology
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Female
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Herpesviridae Infections / immunology
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Herpesviridae Infections / microbiology*
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Herpesvirus 6, Human / immunology
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Herpesvirus 6, Human / isolation & purification
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Herpesvirus 6, Human / pathogenicity*
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Humans
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Immune Tolerance / immunology
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Infant
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Male
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Maxillary Sinusitis / immunology
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Maxillary Sinusitis / microbiology*
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Superinfection / immunology
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Superinfection / microbiology
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Virulence