Herpes simplex virus 1 rhombencephalitis in a patient with chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus-6A
Central nervous system infection caused by Herpes simplex virus 1 remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Additionally, the clinical implications of the recently discovered Human herpesvirus 6A are still under investigation.Hereby, we report a clinical case of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302912 |
| Summary: | Central nervous system infection caused by Herpes simplex virus 1 remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Additionally, the clinical implications of the recently discovered Human herpesvirus 6A are still under investigation.Hereby, we report a clinical case of an immunosuppressed patient following kidney transplantation and with chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus-6A (CIHHV-6A) that developed rhombencephalitis due to herpes virus simplex 1.This case highlights the importance of investigating the CIHHV-6 status in the differential diagnosis whenever a human herpesvirus is detected in the cerebrospinal fluid. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |