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VozAndes ; 31(2): 114-116, 2020.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1146930

ABSTRACT

Se describe el caso de una paciente de catorce años con Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico (LES) con índice de actividad severo y en tratamiento inmunosupresor. Acudió al servicio de Urgencias Pediátricas del Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, por presentar fiebre, cefalea, náuseas, alucinaciones auditivas y paresia en extremidades inferiores. Se realizó estudio de líquido cefalorraquídeo por Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa, en el cual se detectó la presencia de Virus Herpes Humano tipo 6 o también llamado Roseolovirus. Se inició ganciclovir con respuesta clínica favorable en 72 horas. Conclusiones: Se debe considerar la presencia de encefalitis por HHV-6 en pacientes inmunocomprometidos con encefalopatía y el uso de ganciclovir como terapia dirigida.


The case of a fourteen-year-old patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with severe activity index and immunosuppressive treatment is described. He went to the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital, for presenting fever, headache, nausea, auditory hallucinations and paresis in the lower extremities. Cerebrospinal fluid was studied by Polymerase Chain Reaction, in which the presence of Human Herpes Virus type 6 or also called Roseolovirus was detected. Ganciclovir was started with a favorable clinical response in 72 hours. Conclusions: The presence of HHV-6 encephalitis should be considered in immunocompromised patients with encephalopathy and use of ganciclovir as directed therapy.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Herpesvirus 6, Human , Encephalitis , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic , Fever , Headache
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Rev. chil. infectol ; 33(3): 340-345, jun. 2016. ilus, mapas
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-791029

ABSTRACT

El síndrome DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) constituye una reacción adversa a fármacos, potencialmente mortal, caracterizada por una erupción cutánea polimorfa asociada a fiebre, linfadeno-patías y compromiso multiorgánico con eosinofilia. Presentamos el caso clínico de un hombre inmunocompetente con un síndrome DRESS secundario a carbamazepina que cursó concomitantemente con una meningoencefalitis por virus herpes humano 6 (VHH-6). El rol patogénico del VHH-6 en el síndrome DRESS sigue siendo controversial; sin embargo, dada la importancia diagnóstica y eventualmente pronóstica de la infección por VHH-6, su tamizaje sería recomendable dentro del estudio de estos pacientes.


DRESS syndrome (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) is an adverse life-threatening drug reaction characterized by a polymorphous rash associated with fever, lymphadenopathy and multiorgan involvement with eosinophilia. We present the case of an immunocompetent man with DRESS syndrome secondary to carbamazepine, that developed concomitantly meningoencephalitis caused by human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), and a review of literature. The pathogenic role of HHV-6 in DRESS syndrome remains controversial. Given the diagnostic and possibly prognostic significance of HHV-6, the screening seems to be a good measure to use in the clinical management of these patients.


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Humans , Male , Adult , Carbamazepine/adverse effects , Herpesvirus 6, Human/physiology , Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome/etiology , Immunocompetence , Meningoencephalitis/virology , Anticonvulsants/adverse effects , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Virus Activation , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome/drug therapy , Meningoencephalitis/immunology , Meningoencephalitis/drug therapy
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