The Role of Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in General Pathology and Ocular Inflammatory Disorders

The paper summarizes current data on HHV-6: prevalence, modes of transmission, clinical manifestations of the primary infection and the reactivation of chronic infection, the role played in the pathogenesis of lymphoproliferative diseases, malignant tumors, CNS, DRESS-syndrome, inflammatory diseases...

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Main Author: G. I. Krichevskaya
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Real Time Ltd 2018-10-01
Series:Российский офтальмологический журнал
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Online Access:https://roj.igb.ru/jour/article/view/16
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Summary:The paper summarizes current data on HHV-6: prevalence, modes of transmission, clinical manifestations of the primary infection and the reactivation of chronic infection, the role played in the pathogenesis of lymphoproliferative diseases, malignant tumors, CNS, DRESS-syndrome, inflammatory diseases of the eye (keratitis, uveitis, retinitis, optic neuritis) in children and adults, the methods of laboratory diagnosis and treatment // Russian Ophthalmological Journal, 2016; 1: 98-104.
ISSN:2072-0076
2587-5760