A case of HHV-6 associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy with increase of CD56bright NKcells

Tomohiro Subo, Kengo Sato, Daisuke Kobayashi, Akira Motegi, Osamu Kobayashi, Seiichirou Takeshita, Shigeaki Nonoyama

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Abstract

We describe a 15-month-old girl with acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) associated with HHV-6. Inflammatory cytokines were elevated in the CSF and serum and the number of CD56bright NK cells was significantly increased in the peripheral blood. CD56bright NK cells may be involved in the pathogenesis of ANE by producing inflammatory cytokines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1122-1125
Number of pages4
JournalScandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume38
Issue number11-12
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2006

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