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Human herpes virus 6 fatal encephalitis in a bone marrow recipient
G De Almeida Rodrigues1, S Nagendra, C K Lee
1Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|September 11, 1999
Abstract:
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) has been implicated as a human pathogen in both normal and immunocompromised hosts. It has been associated with interstitial pneumonitis and bone marrow suppression after transplantation. We report here a case of fatal encephalitis in a bone marrow transplant recipient. This case illustrates the importance of considering HHV6 as an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised hosts.