Successful Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalomyelitis in Immunocompetent Patient

Successful Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalomyelitis in Immunocompetent Patient

We report the case of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) encephalomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient, which was confirmed by viral amplification from cerebrospinal fluid. Cidofovir was used followed by ganciclovir because of an adverse effect to probenecid. The patient recovered. HHV-6 should be recogn...

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Main Authors: Eric Denes, Laurent Magy, Karine Pradeau, Sophie Alain, Pierre Weinbreck, Sylvie Ranger-Rogez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HHV-6
encephalomyelitis
cidofovir
ganciclovir
adult
immunocompetent
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0587_article

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