Progressive Immunodeficiency and Fatal Pneumonitis Associated with Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection in an Infant

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients, causes fatal pneumonitis, encephalitis, and bone marrow suppression. Its ability to infect and destroy T lymphocytes may allow it to synergize with the human immunodeficiency virus in the destruction of l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1995-02, Vol.20 (2), p.406-413
Hauptverfasser:	Knox, Konstance Kehl, Pietryga, Daniel, Harrington, Daniel J., Franciosi, Ralph, Carrigan, Donald R.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS AIDS/HIV Antibodies Atrophy B lymphocytes Base Sequence Biological and medical sciences CD4-CD8 Ratio Clinical Articles DNA Fatal Outcome Female Herpesviridae Infections - complications Herpesviridae Infections - immunology Herpesviridae Infections - pathology Herpesvirus 6, Human - genetics Herpesvirus 6, Human - immunology Human herpesvirus 6 human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Infant Infections Infectious diseases Lungs Lymph nodes Lymphopenia - etiology Lymphopenia - immunology Lymphopenia - pathology Medical sciences Molecular Sequence Data Opportunistic Infections - complications Opportunistic Infections - pathology Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral - complications Pneumonia, Viral - immunology Pneumonia, Viral - pathology Pneumonia, Viral - virology T lymphocytes Viral diseases Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
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