Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Fried, I; Daghofer, E; Aberer, E.
HHV-6 infection - not only tertian fever.
J DTSCH DERMATOL GES. 2009; 7(2): 234-238.
Doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2008.06875.x
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Fried Isabella
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Aberer Elisabeth
- Daghofer Elisabeth
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- Abstract:
- The primary infection with the human herpesvirus (HHV) 6 usually occurs before the age of two (95%) and clinically either presents as tertian fever followed by exanthem subitum (10%) or even more often as febrile disease without an exanthem. In adults an active HHV-6 infection can present as febrile illness. A 19-year-old immunocompetent patient presented with high fever, exanthem, swelling of the lymph nodes and pancytopenia and was serologically diagnosed as active HHV-6 infection with anti- HHV-6-IgM- and -IgG antibodies. Since the antibodies were already detectable on day 5 of disease, with persistence of high IgG and undetectable IgM after 4 weeks, a reactivation seemed most likely. There was no evidence for an underlying immunosuppressive disease or reactivation induced by viral co-infection. Fulminant hepatitis or meningoencephalitis are the most frequent complications in immunocompetent individuals and have to be recognized at an early stage.
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