Human herpesvirus 6-associated limbic encephalitis in adult recipients of unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation

A report of human herpesvirus 6–associat

A report of human herpesvirus 6–associated encephalitis in a solid organ transplant recipient and a review of previously published cases

✍ Christopher Vinnard; Todd Barton; Elliot Jerud; Emily Blumberg 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 111 KB

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a common pathogen among children, classically presenting as fever and rash that resolve without specific therapy (exanthem subitum or roseola infantum). Also identified as a pathogen in hematopoietic cell transplant and solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, it has b