Human herpesvirus-7 infection of the CNS with acute myelitis in an adult bone marrow recipient

被引:36
作者
Ward, KN
White, RP
Mackinnon, S
Hanna, M
机构
[1] UCL Royal Free & Univ Coll Med Sch, Dept Virol, Windeyer Inst Med Sci, London W1T 4JF, England
[2] Natl Hosp Neurol & Neurosurg, London WC1N 3BG, England
[3] Univ Coll Hosp, Dept Haematol, London, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
HHV-7; infection; myelitis; BMT; SCT;
D O I
10.1038/sj.bmt.1703774
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
The beta-herpesviruses, human herpesviruses-6 and -7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7), are closely related and have very similar biological behaviour. While HHV-6 is associated with encephalitis in immunosuppressed adults, HHV-7 is not recognised as a cause of neurological disease in such patients. This report describes the identification of a reactivated HHV-7 infection in the cerebrospinal fluid of an adult who presented with an acute myelitis 11 months after unrelated donor bone marrow transplant.
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页码:983 / 985
页数:3
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