Human Herpesvirus 6 Associated Encephalitis with Fulminant Brain Edema in a Previously Healthy Child

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is an important cause of roseola and febrile seizures in children. However, it is also a rare cause of encephalitis, most common in immunosuppressed children. We describe a case of HHV-6 encephalitis with fulminant brain edema in a previously healthy child. This severe HH...

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Autores principales: Sevilla-Acosta, Fabricio, Araya-Amador, Juliana, Ulate-Campos, Adriana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7279708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32528757
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7279708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32528757
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8018

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