Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
We present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with HHV6 encephalitis. She initially presented with altered mental status. Our patient ultimately made a full recovery several days later with only some mild intermittent episodes of confusion. Currently there are no other case reports of HHV6 encephalitis in the adult population.
Keywords
viral encephalitis, Herpes Virus 6, herpes, encephalitis
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Virus Diseases
Document Type
Poster
A Novel Case of HHV-6 Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult
We present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with HHV6 encephalitis. She initially presented with altered mental status. Our patient ultimately made a full recovery several days later with only some mild intermittent episodes of confusion. Currently there are no other case reports of HHV6 encephalitis in the adult population.