Fatal human herpesvirus 6-associated multifocal meningoencephalitis in an adult female patient

B Beović; N Pecaric-Meglic; J Marin; J Bedernjak; I Muzlovic; M Cizman

doi:10.1080/00365540110076570

Fatal human herpesvirus 6-associated multifocal meningoencephalitis in an adult female patient

Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(12):942-4. doi: 10.1080/00365540110076570.

Authors

B Beović¹, N Pecaric-Meglic, J Marin, J Bedernjak, I Muzlovic, M Cizman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Bojana.Beovic@mf.uni-lj.si

PMID: 11868775
DOI: 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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / pathology
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / physiopathology*
Exanthema Subitum / physiopathology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Herpesvirus 6, Human / isolation & purification*
Herpesvirus 6, Human / pathogenicity
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging