[HHV-6 infection and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child]. / Infection à HHV-6 et leucémie aiguë lymphoblastique chez un enfant.

ABSTRACT

We report the case of a child who was infected by HHV-6 and who started an acute lymphoblastic leukemia two months later. This case reminds that an etiologic role have been suggested for many viral infections in some leukemias in childhood, particularly the human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6).