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- Title
The spectrum of human herpesvirus 6 infection: from roseola infantum to adult disease.
- Authors
Stoeckle, M Y
- Abstract
Human herpesvirus 6 is the causative agent of roseola infantum, a generally benign rash illness of infants. Most persons acquire HHV-6 infection by age 2 years, and HHV-6 infection is a common cause of fever and febrile seizures in infants. In adults, primary infection with HHV-6 can produce a mononucleosis-like illness and, more rarely, severe disease, including encephalitis. In addition to primary infections, HHV-6 can cause clinical illness during reactivation, particularly in immunocompromised persons.
- Publication
Annual review of medicine, 2000, Vol 51, p423
- ISSN
0066-4219
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1146/annurev.med.51.1.423