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

Lisle Blackbourn; Sharjeel Ahmad; K’la Yuan; Manjari Uppu; Bassil Kherallah

IDCases (Jan 2024)

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

Lisle Blackbourn,
Sharjeel Ahmad,
K’la Yuan,
Manjari Uppu,
Bassil Kherallah

Affiliations

Lisle Blackbourn: Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States; OSF Illinois Neurological Institute, Peoria, IL, United States; Correspondence to: OSF St. Francis Medical Center, 530 NE Glen Oak Ave, Peoria, IL 61637, United States.
Sharjeel Ahmad: Department of Infectious Disease, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States
K’la Yuan: Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States; OSF Illinois Neurological Institute, Peoria, IL, United States
Manjari Uppu: Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States; OSF Illinois Neurological Institute, Peoria, IL, United States
Bassil Kherallah: Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States; OSF Illinois Neurological Institute, Peoria, IL, United States

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36
p. e01992

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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 rare in immunocompetent adults.

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ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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