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Human herpesvirus-7 infection of the CNS with acute myelitis in an adult bone marrow recipient

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The β-herpesviruses, human herpesviruses-6 and -7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7), are closely related and have very similar biological behaviour. While HHV-6 is associated with encephalitis in immunosuppressed adults, HHV-7 is not recognised as a cause of neurological disease in such patients. This report describes the identification of a reactivated HHV-7 infection in the cerebrospinal fluid of an adult who presented with an acute myelitis 11 months after unrelated donor bone marrow transplant.

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    Present address: Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Rice Lane, Liverpool, L9 1AR, UK

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  1. Department of Virology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, London, UK

    KN Ward

  2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK

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  3. Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK

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Ward, K., White, R., Mackinnon, S. et al. Human herpesvirus-7 infection of the CNS with acute myelitis in an adult bone marrow recipient. Bone Marrow Transplant 30, 983–985 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1703774

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