Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection Presenting as an Acute Febrile Illness Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia

Joint Authors

Avsic-Zupanc, Tatjana
Arnež, Maja
Uršič, Tina
Petrovec, Miroslav

Source

Case Reports in Pediatrics

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-11-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

We present an infant with acute fever, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia, coming from an endemic region for tick-borne encephalitis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and hantavirus infection.

The primary human herpesvirus 6 infection was diagnosed by seroconversion of specific IgM and IgG and by identification of viral DNA in the acute patient’s serum.

The patient did not show skin rash suggestive of exanthema subitum during the course of illness.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Arnež, Maja& Avsic-Zupanc, Tatjana& Uršič, Tina& Petrovec, Miroslav. 2016. Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection Presenting as an Acute Febrile Illness Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Arnež, Maja…[et al.]. Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection Presenting as an Acute Febrile Illness Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Arnež, Maja& Avsic-Zupanc, Tatjana& Uršič, Tina& Petrovec, Miroslav. Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection Presenting as an Acute Febrile Illness Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102366

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1102366