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Myelitis associated with human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) after allogeneic cord blood transplantation.

Abstract
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) has been recognized as 1 of the pathogens causing central nervous system diseases such as encephalitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We here report 2 patients who developed HHV-6-associated myelitis soon after allogeneic cord blood transplantation.
AuthorsTakehiko Mori, Ai Mihara, Rie Yamazaki, Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshinobu Aisa, Shigeaki Suzuki, Yasuo Ikeda, Shinichiro Okamoto
JournalScandinavian journal of infectious diseases (Scand J Infect Dis) Vol. 39 Issue 3 Pg. 276-8 ( 2007) ISSN: 0036-5548 [Print] England
PMID17366067 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (adverse effects, methods)
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human (isolation & purification)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelitis (drug therapy, etiology, virology)
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (methods)
  • Roseolovirus Infections (drug therapy, etiology)
  • Transplantation, Homologous

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