Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalitis in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Hosts.
Adolescent
Adult
Antiviral Agents
/ cerebrospinal fluid
Encephalitis, Viral
/ cerebrospinal fluid
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
/ methods
Herpesvirus 6, Human
/ genetics
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
/ immunology
Male
Retrospective Studies
Roseolovirus Infections
/ cerebrospinal fluid
Seizures
/ immunology
Young Adult
Journal
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation
ISSN: 2332-7812
Titre abrégé: Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101636388
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2021
03 2021
Historique:
received:
13
06
2020
accepted:
02
11
2020
entrez:
15
2
2021
pubmed:
16
2
2021
medline:
29
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical, radiologic, and biological features associated with human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) encephalitis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts to establish which clinical settings should prompt HHV-6 testing. We performed a retrospective research in the virology database of Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo (Pavia, Italy) for all patients who tested positive for HHV-6 DNA in the CSF and/or in blood from January 2008 to September 2018 and separately assessed the number of patients meeting the criteria for HHV-6 encephalitis in the group of immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Of the 926 patients tested for HHV-6 during the period of interest, 45 met the study criteria. Among immunocompetent hosts (n = 17), HHV-6 encephalitis was diagnosed to 4 infants or children presenting with seizures or mild encephalopathy during primary HHV-6 infection (CSF/blood replication ratio <<1 in all cases). Among immunocompromised hosts (n = 28), HHV-6 encephalitis was diagnosed to 7 adolescents/adults with hematologic conditions presenting with altered mental status (7/7), seizures (3/7), vigilance impairment (3/7), behavioral changes (2/7), hyponatremia (2/7), and anterograde amnesia (1/7). Initial brain MRI was altered only in 2 patients, but 6 of the 7 had a CSF/blood replication ratio >1. The detection of a CSF/blood replication ratio >1 represented a specific feature of immunocompromised patients with HHV-6 encephalitis and could be of special help to establish a diagnosis of HHV-6 encephalitis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients lacking radiologic evidence of limbic involvement.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33587722
pii: 8/2/e942
doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000942
pmc: PMC7963435
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antiviral Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology.
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