Successful Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalomyelitis in Immunocompetent Patient

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 729-731

  Denes, Eric ^a   Magy, Laurent ^a   Pradeau, Karine ^a   Alain, Sophie ^a   Weinbreck, Pierre ^a   Ranger Rogez, Sylvie ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CIDOFOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROBENECID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; SKIN TOXICITY;

EID: 1842588492     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1004.030587     Document Type: Article

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