Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review

Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review

Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is a common virus that can cause nearly universal infection in infancy and early childhood. It typically manifests as an acute febrile illness. We describe a case of a premature infant with congenital hydrocephalus secondary to aqueductal stenosis with a ventriculoperiton...

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Main Authors: Faith Kim, Victoria Reichman, Thomas A Hooven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547620912952
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spelling doaj-cf22891ac3ac42a1809618f11eeeb8d52020-11-25T03:38:27ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762020-04-011310.1177/1179547620912952Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature ReviewFaith Kim0Victoria Reichman1Thomas A Hooven2Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York, NY, USADivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York, NY, USADivision of Neonatology/Newborn Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAHuman herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is a common virus that can cause nearly universal infection in infancy and early childhood. It typically manifests as an acute febrile illness. We describe a case of a premature infant with congenital hydrocephalus secondary to aqueductal stenosis with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in place who developed intermittent fevers while she was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. She was ultimately diagnosed with acute HHV-6 meningitis. In addition to this report, we present a literature review regarding this virus’s potential modes of transmission and forms of clinical presentation in the neonatal period.https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547620912952
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Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review
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title Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review
title_short Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review
title_full Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review
title_fullStr Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Human Herpesvirus-6 Meningitis in a Premature Infant with Fevers: A Case and Literature Review
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publishDate 2020-04-01
description Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is a common virus that can cause nearly universal infection in infancy and early childhood. It typically manifests as an acute febrile illness. We describe a case of a premature infant with congenital hydrocephalus secondary to aqueductal stenosis with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in place who developed intermittent fevers while she was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. She was ultimately diagnosed with acute HHV-6 meningitis. In addition to this report, we present a literature review regarding this virus’s potential modes of transmission and forms of clinical presentation in the neonatal period.
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