TY - JOUR AU - Parra, Mónica AU - Alcala, Adoración AU - Amoros, Cristina AU - Baeza, Anna AU - Galiana, Antonio AU - Tarragó, David AU - García-Quesada, Miguel Ángel AU - Sánchez-Hellín, Victoria PY - 2017 DA - 2017/05/25 TI - Encephalitis associated with human herpesvirus-7 infection in an immunocompetent adult JO - Virology Journal SP - 97 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Primary Human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) infection usually occurs during childhood and causes several clinical manifestations: mainly exanthem subitum (roseola infantum), followed by a lifelong latent state with possible reactivation in case of immunodeficiency. Nevertheless, some considerably different approaches exist regarding the natural history of HHV-7 and the possible consequences of HHV-7 infection in immunocompetent adults. In particular, little is known about its pathogenic role in central nervous system (CNS) disease in nonimmunosuppressed adults. Specifically, in case of encephalitis, it is important to distinguish between infectious encephalitis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis for the management of patients SN - 1743-422X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-017-0764-y DO - 10.1186/s12985-017-0764-y ID - Parra2017 ER -