SEVERE HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH REACTIVATION OF HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6 VARIANT B

Abstract

A 24 year-old patient presented with an adverse reaction to phenytoin therapy associated with drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, suggesting a relationship to a reactivation of human herpesvirus 6. The investigation of viral infection was done by antiHHV-6 IgM, IgG serology and PCR. The sequence was analyzed and it was identified as HHV-6 variant B. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17525/vrr.v14i2.32