Meningo‐Encephalitis Associated with HHV‐6 Related Exanthem Subitum
Nozomu Ishiguro(Obihiro National Hospital), Shinji Yamada(Obihiro National Hospital), Tatsuyuki Takahashi(Obihiro National Hospital), Yosuke Takahashi(Obihiro National Hospital), T Togashi(Hokkaido University), Toshiomi Okuno(Obihiro National Hospital), K Yamanishi(Obihiro National Hospital)
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Abstract
We report a 10-month-old boy with acute meningo-encephalitis associated with exanthem subitum. It has recently been reported that human herpesvirus-6 is the causative agent of exanthem subitum, and to our knowledge our case is the first report of meningo-encephalitis associated with HHV-6 infection.