Oberacher-Velten Isabel M, Jonas Jost B, Jünemann Anselm, Schmidt Barbara
Department of Ophthalmology and University Eye Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 Feb;243(2):175-7. doi: 10.1007/s00417-004-0986-8. Epub 2004 Sep 10.
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), a widespread virus and causative agent of exanthema subitum in children, has been associated with a number of neurologic disorders including cranial nerve palsies, seizures, encephalitis, meningitis, and multiple sclerosis.
A 31-year-old man presented with bilateral optic neuropathy, disc edema, and unilateral tonic pupil, which were found to be associated with acute HHV-6 infection. The patient had been suffering from juvenile diabetes for 5 years. One week after onset of intravenous antiviral therapy with foscarnet, disc edema subsided, and tonic pupil reaction was no longer detectable.
HHV-6 infection may play a role as a causative agent in patients with optic neuropathy and tonic pupil.
人疱疹病毒6型(HHV-6)是一种广泛传播的病毒,是儿童急疹的病原体,与多种神经系统疾病有关,包括颅神经麻痹、癫痫、脑炎、脑膜炎和多发性硬化症。
一名31岁男性出现双侧视神经病变、视盘水肿和单侧强直性瞳孔,发现与急性HHV-6感染有关。该患者患有青少年糖尿病5年。在用膦甲酸钠进行静脉抗病毒治疗开始一周后,视盘水肿消退,强直性瞳孔反应不再可检测到。
HHV-6感染可能在视神经病变和强直性瞳孔患者中作为病原体起作用。