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Association between timing of exanthema subitum and febrile seizures: The Japan environment and children's study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Recently, episodes of exanthema subitum (ES) have been occurring later than expected in Japanese patients, though the effects of this delayed timing remain unclear. Therefore, this study examined the association between ES timing and febrile seizure (FS)
Hisao Okabe, Koichi Hashimoto, Mika Yamada, Takashi Ono, Kazufumi Yaginuma, Yohei Kume, Mina Chishiki, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Karin Imaizumi, Tsuyoshi Murata, Hyo Kyozuka, Yuichi Nagasaka, Seiji Yasumura, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Hayato Go, Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group   +18 more
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Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection Presenting as an Acute Febrile Illness Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2016
We present an infant with acute fever, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia, coming from an endemic region for tick-borne encephalitis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and hantavirus infection.
Maja Arnež, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Tina Uršič, Miroslav Petrovec   +3 more
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About exanthema subitum in children

Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2018
The article describes etiopathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis, management and prognosis of exanthema subitum (ES). The disease occurs in nearly all infants and is not well-known in the general medical community.
V.S. Androukh
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Incidence of common infectious diseases in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE, 2022
Recent reports indicate that respiratory infectious diseases were suppressed during the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 led to behavioral changes aimed to control droplet transmission or contact transmission.
Kenji Hibiya, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Takeshi Kinjo, Akira Shinzato, Masao Tateyama, Shinichiro Ueda, Jiro Fujita   +6 more
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Incidence of Kawasaki disease before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study in Japan

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2021
Background Epidemiological studies in Kawasaki disease (KD) have suggested infectious aetiology. During the COVID-19 pandemic, measures for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission also suppress the circulation of other contagious microorganisms.
Masahiro Nishiyama, Kyohei Iio, Kousaku Matsubara, Chisato Miyakoshi, Kunitaka Ota, Rika Yamaoka, Junji Eguchi, Osamu Matsumura, Takahiro Okutani, Ikuyo Ueda   +9 more
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Age-specific sex-related differences in infections: a statistical analysis of national surveillance data in Japan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: To prevent and control infectious diseases, it is important to understand how sex and age influence morbidity rates, but consistent clear descriptions of differences in the reported incidence of infectious diseases in terms of sex and age are
Nobuoki Eshima, Osamu Tokumaru, Shohei Hara, Kira Bacal, Seigo Korematsu, Shigeru Karukaya, Kiyo Uruma, Nobuhiko Okabe, Toyojiro Matsuishi   +8 more
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A Case of Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome-Like Symptoms Following HHV-6 Encephalopathy

Allergology International, 2010
Background: Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) is a rare but severe disorder due to a systemic hypersensitivity reaction. We report on a case with DIHS-like symptoms following human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) infection complicated with ...
Satoshi Saida, Akira Yoshida, Rieko Tanaka, Junya Abe, Keigo Hamahata, Mitsuyoshi Okumura, Toru Momoi   +6 more
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Detection of human herpesvirus 7 infection in young children presenting with exanthema subitum

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
In this study, we assessed the prevalence of human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) in 141 serum samples from children less than four years of age with exanthematic disease.
Ivna de Melo Magalhães, Rebeca Vazquez Novo Martins, Renata Oliveira Vianna, Natalia Moysés, Larissa Alves Afonso, Solange Artimos Oliveira, Silvia Maria Baeta Cavalcanti   +6 more
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Tetrameric glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gQ1/gQ2 is a promising vaccine candidate for human herpesvirus 6B.

PLoS Pathogens, 2020
Primary infection of human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) occurs in infants after the decline of maternal immunity and causes exanthema subitum accompanied by a high fever, and it occasionally develops into encephalitis resulting in neurological sequelae. There
Bochao Wang, Kouichi Hara, Akiko Kawabata, Mitsuhiro Nishimura, Aika Wakata, Lidya Handayani Tjan, Anna Lystia Poetranto, Chisato Yamamoto, Yasunari Haseda, Taiki Aoshi, Lisa Munakata, Ryo Suzuki, Masato Komatsu, Ryuko Tsukamoto, Tomoo Itoh, Chikako Nishigori, Yasuyuki Saito, Takashi Matozaki, Yasuko Mori   +18 more
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Animal models of human herpesvirus 6 infection

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013
Human herpesvirus (HHV)-6A and HHV-6B are two enveloped DNA viruses of β-herpesvirus family, infecting over 90% of the population and associated with several diseases, including exanthema subitum (for HHV-6B), multiple sclerosis and encephalitis ...
Joséphine eReynaud, Branka eHorvat
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