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A Case of Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome-Like Symptoms Following HHV-6 Encephalopathy
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+6 more
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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+18 more
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Abstract Background This study evaluated the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of a new ferrous sulfate oral solution (Tardyferon® 20 mg/mL) in young children with mild or moderate iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Methods This was a multicenter, national, single‐arm, open‐label study. Children aged 6–53 months presenting with mild or moderate IDA (i.e.,
Lidia Pachuta Węgier+7 more
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Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV‐6) infects over 90% of people. The HHV‐6 subtype, HHV‐6B in particular, is often associated with exanthem subitum in early childhood. Exanthem subitum is usually self‐limiting and good prognosis disease; however, some infants primarily infected with HHV‐6B develop encephalitis/encephalopathy, and half of the patients developed ...
Mie Okutani+10 more
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Animal models of human herpesvirus 6 infection
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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Information about an infection caused by human herpes virus type 6, its' epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical variants, is reviewed. Clinical cases, diagnosed at a time of study, are briefly reviewed.Key words: human herpes virus type 6, exanthema ...
N.A. Myukke+2 more
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Drug‐induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), also termed as drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), is a multiorgan systemic reaction characterized by a close relationship with the reactivation of herpes virus. Published data has demonstrated that among patients with DIHS/DRESS, 75–95% have leukocytosis, 18.2–90% show atypical ...
Hideaki Watanabe+1 more
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Acute Alithiasic Cholecystitis and Human Herpes Virus Type‐6 Infection: First Case
A three‐year‐old male child presented with erythematous maculopapular nonpruritic generalized rash, poor feeding, vomiting, and cramping generalized abdominal pain. He was previously healthy and there was no family history of immunologic or other diseases. On examination he was afebrile, hemodynamically stable, with painful palpation of the right upper
Maria Miguel Gomes+6 more
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The Role of Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors in the Pathogenesis of Pityriasis Rosea
Introduction. Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an exanthematous disease related to human herpesvirus‐ (HHV‐) 6/7 reactivation. The network of mediators involved in recruiting the infiltrating inflammatory cells has never been studied. Object. To investigate the levels of serum cytokines, growth factors, and chemokines in PR and healthy controls in order to ...
Francesco Drago+7 more
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Status epilepticus after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) is rare. The authors report a case involving a 65‐year‐old man with nonconvulsive status epilepticus 34 days after umbilical cord blood transplantion for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cerebrospinal fluid and serum were positive for human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6).
Fernanda Leite de Souza Franceschi+6 more
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