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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2004, p. 5415-5418, Vol. 42, No. 11
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5415-5418.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Interstitial Pneumonitis and Coinfection of Human Herpesvirus 6 and Pneumocystis carinii in a Patient with Hypogammaglobulinemia

Tytti Vuorinen,1* Pirkko Kotilainen,2 Irmeli Lautenschlager,3 Harry Kujari,4 Leena Krogerus,5 and Jarmo Oksi2

Department of Virology, University of Turku,1 Departments of Medicine,2 Pathology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku,4 Departments of Virology,3 Pathology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland5

Received 2 February 2004/ Returned for modification 9 March 2004/ Accepted 25 June 2004

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has occasionally been associated with cases of interstitial pneumonitis, mainly in individuals with impaired cellular immunity. Here we report for the first time severe interstitial pneumonitis with simultaneous HHV-6 and Pneumocystis carinii infections in the lung tissue of a young patient with hypogammaglobulinemia.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Virology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, 20520 Turku, Finland. Phone: 358-2-3337473. Fax: 358-2-2513303. E-mail: tytti.vuorinen{at}utu.fi.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2004, p. 5415-5418, Vol. 42, No. 11
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5415-5418.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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