Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature
The reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in patients with AIDS can result in an acute and severe diffuse meningoencephalitis. We describe the epidemiological, clinical and outcome findings of five patients with diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and central nervous system involvement (CNS) due to HHV-6. F...
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| author | Marcelo Corti Maria Florencia Villafañe Norberto Trione Lilia Mamanna Belén Bouzas |
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| description | The reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in patients with AIDS can result in an acute and severe diffuse meningoencephalitis. We describe the epidemiological, clinical and outcome findings of five patients with diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and central nervous system involvement (CNS) due to HHV-6. Fever was present in all the patients. Meningeal compromise, seizures and encephalitis were present in some of the patients. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens was positive for HHV-6 in all the patients. HHV-6 should be included among opportunistic and emerging pathogens that involve the CNS in patients with AIDS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0e3a4156b6a4ca4a2bd9e1b1f19f8eb2022-12-22T03:29:55ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492011-08-0144452252510.1590/S0037-86822011000400026S0037-86822011000400026Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literatureMarcelo Corti0Maria Florencia Villafañe1Norberto Trione2Lilia Mamanna3Belén Bouzas4Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier MuñizHospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier MuñizHospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier MuñizHospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier MuñizHospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier MuñizThe reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in patients with AIDS can result in an acute and severe diffuse meningoencephalitis. We describe the epidemiological, clinical and outcome findings of five patients with diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and central nervous system involvement (CNS) due to HHV-6. Fever was present in all the patients. Meningeal compromise, seizures and encephalitis were present in some of the patients. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens was positive for HHV-6 in all the patients. HHV-6 should be included among opportunistic and emerging pathogens that involve the CNS in patients with AIDS.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400026&lng=en&tlng=enAIDSHIVMeningoencefaliteMeningiteHHV-6 |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo Corti Maria Florencia Villafañe Norberto Trione Lilia Mamanna Belén Bouzas Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical AIDS HIV Meningoencefalite Meningite HHV-6 |
| title | Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature |
| title_full | Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature |
| title_short | Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature |
| title_sort | human herpesvirus 6 report of emerging pathogen in five patients with hiv aids and review of the literature |
| topic | AIDS HIV Meningoencefalite Meningite HHV-6 |
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