HHV7 meningoencephalitis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
HHV7 meningoencephalitis. Primary infection occurs in between two to five years of age. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Epidemiology
- Primary infection occurs in between two to five years of age
- It usually reactivates later in immunosuppressed individuals
- It can manifest in immunocompetent people
Clinical features
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Other HHV7 manifestations
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Possible associations
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain
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Treatment
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Outcome
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Acronym
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References
- Yarmohammadi H, Razavi A, Farahani MS, Soltanipur M, AminiM. Characteristics of HHV-7 meningitis: a systematic review. J Neurol 2023; 270:5711-5718.
- Farahani MS, Yarmohammadi H, Motevalizadeh SA, Amini M. Meningitis associated with HHV-7 in an Iranian immunocompetent adolescent girl. J Neurovirol 2023; 29:346-349.
- Akça M, Özgökçe Özmen B, et al. Severe encephalitis with human herpes virus-7 (HHV-7) associated transient splenial lesion in an immunocompetent child: a case report. Mikrobiyol Bul 2023; 57:301-306.
- Riva N, Franconi I, Meschiari M, et al. Acute human herpes virus 7 (HHV-7) encephalitis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report and review of literature. Infection 2017; 45:385-388.
- Parra M, Alcala A, Amoros C, et al. Encephalitis associated with human herpesvirus-7 infection in an immunocompetent adult. Virol J 2017; 14:97.
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