CHRONIC HEPATITIS IN AN INFANT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6 INFECTION

Authors
TAJIRI H TANAKATAYA K OZAKI Y OKADA S MUSHIAKE S YAMANISHI K
Citation
H. Tajiri et al., CHRONIC HEPATITIS IN AN INFANT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6 INFECTION, The Journal of pediatrics, 131(3), 1997, pp. 473-475
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
131
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
473 - 475
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)131:3<473:CHIAII>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A 20-month-old boy was investigated for persistent liver dysfunction. Liver histologic findings showed chronic hepatitis. The presence of hu man herpesvirus-6 DNA in liver tissue was demonstrated both by in situ hybridization and by polymerase chain reaction. Human herpesvirus-6 m ay be a causative ag ent of chronic hepatitis in this case.