PubMed · 12547571
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Zoran Rumboldt. 2003-01-18. Herpes encephalitis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(03)12293-3
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We describe a 10-month-old girl who developed convulsive status during febrile illness. Human herpesvirus 6 DNA was detected in both the serum and the cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. Interleukin-6 was increased in the serum. The patient improved after a commencement of steroids pulse therapy. This case suggests that proinflammatory cytokines are responsible for the pathogenesis of the encephalopathy.
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