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editorial
. 2009 Jun 7;15(21):2561–2569. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2561

Table 1.

Clinical syndromes attributed to HHV-6 after liver transplantation

HHV-6 direct effects Ref. HHV-6 indirect effects Ref.
Fever and rash [36] Increased incidence and severity of cytomegalovirus disease [31,40,41]
Hepatitis [33,36,49] Earlier and more severe recurrence of hepatitis C virus [42]
Myelosuppression [37] Higher incidence of fungal infections [44]
Pneumonitis [37] Higher incidence of opportunistic Infection [36]
Neurologic illness [38,44,51] Higher incidence of allograft rejection [33,36,45,53]

HHV-6: Human herpesvirus 6.