| Literature DB >> 10102435 |
J S van den Berg1, J H van Zeijl, J J Rotteveel, W J Melchers, F J Gabreëls, J M Galama.
Abstract
A 19-month-old girl presented with severe neurologic symptoms associated with exanthem subitum. Human herpesvirus type 7 (HHV-7) DNA was detected in the CSF and serum, and supported by serologic studies. The patient was diagnosed with encephalopathy due to an acute HHV-7 infection. Neuron-specific enolase in the CSF was strongly elevated during the acute stage of infection, suggesting that the encephalopathy was due to viral invasion of the brain.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10102435 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.5.1077
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910