Human herpes virus-6 encephalitis causing severe anterograde amnesia associated with rituximab, azathioprine and prednisolone combination therapy for dermatomyositis

Human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) reactivation is a well-recognised complication following haematological stem cell transplantation, but it is novel in the context of combination immunomodulatory therapy for autoimmune disease. We report a case of severe anterograde amnesia caused by HHV-6 encephalitis i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurovirology 2017-06, Vol.23 (3), p.508-510
Hauptverfasser:	Baumer, Thomas, Fry, Charlie, Luppe, Sebastian, Gunawardena, Harsha, Sieradzan, Kasia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acyclovir - therapeutic use Adult Amnesia, Anterograde - drug therapy Amnesia, Anterograde - etiology Amnesia, Anterograde - immunology Amnesia, Anterograde - virology Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Azathioprine - adverse effects B-Lymphocytes - drug effects B-Lymphocytes - immunology B-Lymphocytes - pathology Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Case Report Dermatomyositis - drug therapy Dermatomyositis - immunology Dermatomyositis - pathology Encephalitis, Viral - complications Encephalitis, Viral - drug therapy Encephalitis, Viral - immunology Encephalitis, Viral - virology Female Herpesvirus 6, Human - genetics Herpesvirus 6, Human - isolation & purification Humans Immunologic Factors - adverse effects Immunology Infectious Diseases Lymphocyte Depletion Neurology Neurosciences Penicillanic Acid - analogs & derivatives Penicillanic Acid - therapeutic use Piperacillin - therapeutic use Prednisolone - adverse effects Rituximab - adverse effects Roseolovirus Infections - complications Roseolovirus Infections - drug therapy Roseolovirus Infections - immunology Roseolovirus Infections - virology Virology
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