Clinical manifestations associated with human herpesvirus 7 infection.
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Twenty two cases of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) infection are described. HHV-7 infection occurred later than human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection and induced exanthem subitum in 47.1% of the children. HHV-7 infection was associated with exanthem subitum and the other symptoms that were observed in HHV-6 infection.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 72 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995