Table 1.
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.