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Encefalitis por virus herpes humano tipo 6 en una adolescente con lupus eritematoso sistémico. Primer caso reportado en el ecuador / First case reported in ecuador: human herpes virus type 6 encephalitis in adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus. First case reported in ecuador
Del Valle Guerra, Jhaneth.
  • Del Valle Guerra, Jhaneth; Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín. Quito. EC
VozAndes ; 31(2): 114-116, 2020.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1146930
RESUMEN
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.
ABSTRACT
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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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Herpesvirus 6, Human / Encephalitis / Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Ecuador Language: Spanish Journal: VozAndes Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecuador Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín/EC

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Herpesvirus 6, Human / Encephalitis / Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Ecuador Language: Spanish Journal: VozAndes Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecuador Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín/EC