Medical Students Research Committee, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
J Neurovirol. 2023 Jun;29(3):346-349. doi: 10.1007/s13365-023-01127-1. Epub 2023 May 22.
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.
关于与 HHV-7 相关的脑膜炎，文献有限。本文报告了一例免疫功能正常的青少年女性，她出现发热、头痛和脑膜刺激征，CSF 分子分析 PCR 仅呈 HHV-7 阳性。有趣的是，脑磁共振成像显示持续性透明隔腔和Verga 腔。患者接受了抗生素、地塞米松和阿昔洛韦治疗，随后完全康复。HHV-7 是脑膜炎患者一种罕见但可能的病原体，这是伊朗首例描述病例报告。
