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Dissecting Host-virus Interaction in Lytic Replication of a Model Herpesvirus
Published on: October 7, 2011
Clinical presentations of infection by the human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7)
R Bruns1, C E Müller, S K Wiersbitzky
1Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany.
Abstract:
Reports on the clinical picture of primary infection with the human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) are scarce. A heterogenous population of 478 patients (1 month-14 years) was examined for the presence of an acute HHV-7 infection. A variety of clinical pictures can be observed during primary infection with HHV-7, such as exanthema subitum and mononucleosis-like syndrome. The authors describe in two children, for the first time, the presentation of HHV-7-infection as an acute exacerbation or relapse of a patient's chronic disease. The hematological changes for the respective clinical presentations during HHV-7 infection are reported.
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