Human herpes virus 6

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Treatment

  • Human herpesvirus 6 treatment[1]
  • Preferred regimen: Ganciclovir, Foscarnet OR Cidofovir
  • Note (1): Fever & rash documented in transplant patients .
  • Note (2): Reactivation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

Reference

  1. Tong LX, Worswick SD (2015). "Viral infections in acute graft-versus-host disease: a review of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches". J Am Acad Dermatol. 72 (4): 696–702. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2014.12.002. PMID 25582535.