scholarly journals Presence and clinical impact of human Herpesvirus‐6 infection in patients with moderate to critical Coronavirus disease‐19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Lino ◽  
Lilian Santos Alves ◽  
Jessica Vasques Raposo ◽  
Thalia Medeiros ◽  
Cintia Fernandes Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Herpesvirus 6

Clinical impact of human herpesvirus 6 infection after liver transplantation

2002 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Humar ◽  
Deepali Kumar ◽  
Angela M. Caliendo ◽  
George Moussa ◽  
Aisha Ashi-Sulaiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Herpesvirus 6

Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Associated with HHV6-A/ciHHV6-A and HHV6-B Coinfection in an Immunocompetent Woman

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Calvario ◽  
Caterina Foti ◽  
Maria Scarasciulli ◽  
Paolo Romita ◽  
Eva Eliassen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcriptional Activity ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Small Vessel Vasculitis ◽  
Case Description ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Late Antigen ◽  
Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Systemic Symptoms

Background and Objective: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is a small vessel vasculitis that can be limited to the skin but may also affect other organs. Often, its cause is unknown. LCV has previously been reported to occur with the reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6). Here, we report a second instance of HHV-6 reactivation in a 43-year-old woman with idiopathic cutaneous LCV. </P><P> Case Description: In this case, the patient was immunocompetent, and testing revealed that she had inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 variant A (iciHHV6-A) with a parallel skin infection of HHV-6B. The integrated ciHHV-6A strain was found to be transcriptionally active in the blood, while HHV-6B late antigen was detected in a skin biopsy. The patient’s rash was not accompanied by fever nor systemic symptoms and resolved over four weeks without any therapeutic intervention.Conclusion:In light of the transcriptional activity documented in our case, further examination of a possible role for HHV-6 in the etiology of LCV is warranted.

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