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Meningitis associated with HHV-7 in an Iranian immunocompetent adolescent girl
Mohammad Shahrabi Farahani1, Hossein Yarmohammadi1, Seyyed-Alireza Motevalizadeh1
1Medical Students Research Committee, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
There is limited literature regarding meningitis associated with HHV-7. This article reports an immunocompetent adolescent girl who developed fever, headache, and meningism which CSF molecular analysis with PCR was positive only for HHV-7. Interestingly, persistent cavum septum pellucidum and cavum vergae were observed on brain magnetic resonance imaging. The patient received antibiotics, dexamethasone, and acyclovir and then she gained full recovery. HHV-7 is a rare and yet possible pathogen in patients with meningitis, and this is the first described case report from Iran.
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