Atypical clinical features of a human herpesvirus-6 infection in a neonate

J Med Virol. 2004 Nov;74(3):463-6. doi: 10.1002/jmv.20199.

Abstract

A case of neonatal human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) B infection is presented. Although HHV-6 B was isolated from peripheral blood at the onset of the illness, a significant increase in viral antibody titers was not observed. The patient had a slight fever with generalized maculopapular skin rash and an increased number of atypical lymphocytes, which is quite different from the typical clinical features of exanthem subitum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Exanthema Subitum / diagnosis*
  • Exanthema Subitum / immunology
  • Exanthema Subitum / virology
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human* / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human* / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Viremia / immunology
  • Viremia / virology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral