Human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis in trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced hypersensitivity syndrome;Association d'une encéphalite à herpès virus 6 et d'un syndrome d'hypersensibilité médicamenteuse au triméthoprime-sulfaméthoxazole

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-501

  Mohammedi, I ^a   Mausservey, C ^a   Hot, A ^a   Najioullah, F ^a   Kanitakis, J ^a   Robert, D ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 6; Hyperensitivity syndrome

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; VIRUS ACTIVATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GANCICLOVIR; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 33744527315     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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