Human Herpes Virus-6 (HHV-6) infectious encephalitis in an immunocompetent adult

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is one of the most prevalent childhood viruses. HHV-6 reactivation in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients and solid organ transplant recipients is well described in medical literature. We present a case of HHV-6 reactivation causing encephalitis, which is...

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Published in:	IDCases
Main Authors:	Lisle Blackbourn, Sharjeel Ahmad, K’la Yuan, Manjari Uppu, Bassil Kherallah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-01-01
Subjects:	HHV-6 Encephalitis Herpes Virus 6
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250924000684