Human herpes virus-6 encephalitis after bone marrow transplantation: successful treatment with ganciclovir
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Human Herpes Virus 6 Encephalitis Following Bone Marrow Transplantation with Uncommon Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) is known to be commonly associated with encephalitis related to immunosuppression and transplantation, and to bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in particular.1 HHV-6 is known to be common in transplant recipients and lead to several clinical manifestations, such as encephalitis.1-4 HHV 6 encephalitis in patients with BMT is known as latent infection. The first such c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bone Marrow Transplantation
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0268-3369,1476-5365
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700988