Abstract
A female infant developed Guillain-Barré syndrome 20 days after having exanthem subitum confirmed serologically as human herpesvirus 6 infection. DNA of human herpesvirus 6 was detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected on admission.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Exanthema Subitum / complications*
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Female
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome / virology*
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Herpesvirus 6, Human / pathogenicity
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Humans
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Infant
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Roseolovirus Infections / complications*
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Roseolovirus Infections / diagnosis