HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Frequent seizures with elevated interleukin-6 at the eruptive stage of exanthema subitum.

Abstract
A 15-month-old girl developed frequent seizures at the eruptive stage of exanthema subitum. The eruption persisted for 2 weeks. Serum immunoglobulin G antibody to human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6) increased markedly. Interleukin-6 was elevated whereas HHV-6 deoxyribonucleic acid was not detected in cerebrospinal fluid. These findings suggest that immune-mediated reactions after HHV-6 infection rather than direct action of active HHV-6 are responsible for frequent seizures in this case.
AuthorsTohshin Go, Kenji Nakamura
JournalEuropean journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society (Eur J Paediatr Neurol) Vol. 6 Issue 4 Pg. 221-3 ( 2002) ISSN: 1090-3798 [Print] England
PMID12374589 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Interleukin-6
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Antibodies, Viral (blood, immunology)
  • Electroencephalography
  • Exanthema Subitum (blood, complications, immunology)
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human (immunology, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M (blood, immunology)
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Interleukin-6 (immunology)
  • Periodicity
  • Seizures (complications, diagnosis)
  • Severity of Illness Index

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: