Meningo-encephalitis associated with HHV-6 related exanthem subitum

N Ishiguro; S Yamada; T Takahashi; Y Takahashi; T Togashi; T Okuno; K Yamanishi

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11369.x

Meningo-encephalitis associated with HHV-6 related exanthem subitum

Acta Paediatr Scand. 1990 Oct;79(10):987-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11369.x.

Authors

N Ishiguro¹, S Yamada, T Takahashi, Y Takahashi, T Togashi, T Okuno, K Yamanishi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Obihiro Kyokai Hospital, Japan.

PMID: 2176056
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11369.x

Abstract

We report a 10-month-old boy with acute meningo-encephalitis associated with exanthem subitum. It has recently been reported that human herpesvirus-6 is the causative agent of exanthem subitum, and to our knowledge our case is the first report of meningo-encephalitis associated with HHV-6 infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Exanthema Subitum / complications*
Exanthema Subitum / microbiology
Herpesviridae Infections / complications*
Herpesvirus 6, Human / isolation & purification*
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningoencephalitis / etiology
Meningoencephalitis / microbiology*