Human herpesvirus 6: report of emerging pathogen in five patients with HIV/AIDS and review of the literature

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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Main Authors: Marcelo Corti, Maria Florencia Villafañe, Norberto Trione, Lilia Mamanna, Belén Bouzas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
AIDS
HIV
Meningoencefalite
Meningite
HHV-6
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400026&lng=en&tlng=en

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