Human herpesvirus 7 encephalitis in an immunocompetent adult and a literature review.
Virol J
; 19(1): 200, 2022 11 29.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36447267
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) is a common virus that infects children early and is accompanied by lifelong latency in cells, which is easy to reactivate in immunodeficient adults, but the underlying pathological mechanism is uncertain in immunocompetent adults without peculiar past medical history. Even though the clinical manifestation of the encephalitis caused by HHV-7 is uncommon in immunocompetent adults, the HHV-7 infection should not be neglected for encephalitis for unknown reasons. CASE PRESENTATION We reported here a case of HHV-7 encephalitis with epileptic seizures. While the brain computer tomography was standard, electroencephalography displayed slow waves in the temporal and bilateral frontal areas, then HHV-7 DNA was detected in the metagenomic next-generation sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid. Fortunately, the patient recovered after treatment and was discharged 2 months later. We also collected the related cases and explored a better way to illuminate the underlying mechanism.CONCLUSION:
The case indicates clinicians should memorize HHV-7 as an unusual etiology of encephalitis to make an early diagnosis and therapy.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Herpesvirus Humano 7
/
Infecciones por Roseolovirus
/
Encefalitis por Herpes Simple
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
/
Child
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Virol J
Asunto de la revista:
VIROLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China