Sawada Jun, Nakatani-Enomoto Setsu, Aizawa Hitoshi, Katayama Takayuki, Ito Takashi, Aburakawa Yoko, Kikuchi Kenjiro
Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College.
Intern Med. 2007;46(18):1617-20. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0239. Epub 2007 Sep 14.
Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is the main etiologic agent of exanthema subitum in young children. Central nervous system (CNS) infections in children due to HHV-6 have been described on many occasions. HHV-6 is also a common cause of infections in immunocompromised individuals. However, little is known concerning the impact of HHV-6 on the CNS in immunocompetent adults. We report the first case of relapsing HHV-6 encephalitis in a healthy 73-year-old female.
人疱疹病毒6型(HHV-6)是幼儿急疹的主要病原体。HHV-6所致儿童中枢神经系统(CNS)感染已有多次报道。HHV-6也是免疫功能低下个体感染的常见原因。然而,关于HHV-6对免疫功能正常成年人中枢神经系统的影响知之甚少。我们报告了首例73岁健康女性复发性HHV-6脑炎病例。