|
skos:definition |
MSH: The type species of ROSEOLOVIRUS isolated from patients with AIDS and other LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS. It infects and replicates in fresh and established lines of hematopoietic cells and cells of neural origin. It also appears to alter NK cell activity. HHV-6; (HBLV) antibodies are elevated in patients with AIDS, Sjogren's syndrome, sarcoidosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and certain malignancies. HHV-6 is the cause of EXANTHEMA SUBITUM and has been implicated in encephalitis.,CSP: species of Roseolovirus isolated from patients with AIDS and other lymphoproliferative disorders; it appears to alter NK cell activity; HHV-6 is the cause of exanthema subitum and has been implicated in encephalitis.,NCI: A human herpesvirus that has been found in certain lymphoproliferative disorders, replicates in a number of different types of leukocytes, and is associated with the childhood disease roseola (exanthema subitum). (On-line Medical Dictionary)
|
