Co-infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in an immunocompetent child with meningoencephalitis: a random association?

Infection. 2008 Mar;36(2):174-6. doi: 10.1007/s15010-007-6249-y. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

Abstract

Encephalitis can represent a complication of both Mycoplasma and Human Herpesvirus type 6 infections and, although uncommon, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We describe a 13-year-old girl with fever, headache and mental changes with a pattern of concomitant Mycoplasma and Human Herpesvirus-6 infection. The hypothetical relationship between this dual infection and the central nervous system disease is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Electroencephalography
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
  • Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy
  • Meningoencephalitis / microbiology*
  • Meningoencephalitis / virology*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / complications*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis
  • Mycoplasma Infections / drug therapy
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Roseolovirus Infections / complications*
  • Roseolovirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Roseolovirus Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Acyclovir