Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) infection: clinical presentations
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) infection: clinical presentations. Solid organ transplantation. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Encephalitis with other immunocompromised states
- Solid organ transplantation
- Conventional immunosuppressive treatments
- Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy
- Biological immunotherapies
Rhombencephalitis
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Roseola infantum (exanthem subitum, sixth disease)
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Other neurological manifestations
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References
- Berzero G, Campanini G, Vegezzi E, et al. Human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2021; 8:e942.
- Berger JR. Learning more about HHV-6 encephalitis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2021 (online ahead of print).
- Lautenschlager I, Razonable RR. Human herpesvirus-6 infections in kidney, liver, lung, and heart transplantation: review. Transpl Int 2012; 25:493-502.
- Vinnard C, Barton T, Jerud E, Blumberg E. A report of human herpesvirus 6-associated encephalitis in a solid organ transplant recipient and a review of previously published cases. Liver Transpl 2009; 15:1242-1246.
- Yamamoto T, Watarai Y, Goto N, et al. Encephalitis caused by human herpesvirus-6B in pancreas-after-kidney transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2014; 16:853-858.
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