Human herpesvirus-6 encephalitis associated with hypersensitivity syndrome [3]

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 280-

  Descamps, Vincent ^a   Collot, Sophie ^b   Houhou, Nadhira ^c   Ranger Rogez, Sylvie ^b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MINOCYCLINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037307935     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.10437     Document Type: Letter

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