scholarly journals A Rare Case of Human Herpesvirus 6 Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Asian Male Presented With a Severe Intractable Headache

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshniben Patel ◽  
Akhila Mohan ◽  
Kishor Pokharel ◽  
Maria Pardi
Keyword(s):  
Rare Case ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Asian Male ◽  
Herpesvirus 6

scholarly journals Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth L. Cornell ◽  
Daniel DiBlasi ◽  
Navin S. Arora
Keyword(s):  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Delayed Onset ◽  
Aggressive Management ◽  
Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Systemic Symptoms ◽  
Severe Cutaneous Reaction

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare and potentially fatal severe cutaneous reaction, which has a delayed onset after the initiation of an inciting medication. After recognition and withdrawal of the causative agent, along with aggressive management, a majority of patients will have complete recovery over several months. We present a rare case of DRESS secondary to oxcarbazepine with an elevated human herpesvirus-6 titer.

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.

Predominant CD4 T-lymphocyte tropism of human herpesvirus 6-related virus.

1989 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 3161-3163 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Takahashi ◽  
S Sonoda ◽  
K Higashi ◽  
T Kondo ◽  
H Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Related Virus ◽  
Herpesvirus 6
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