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Lymph nodes - not lymphoma
Infectious / parasitic disorders
HHV6
Revised: 4 February 2019, last major update July 2013
Copyright: (c) 2003-2018, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: HHV6 [title]
Infectious / parasitic disorders
HHV6
Author: William D. DePond, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 July 2013
Revised: 4 February 2019, last major update July 2013
Copyright: (c) 2003-2018, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: HHV6 [title]
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Positive stains | Electron microscopy description | Molecular / cytogenetics description | Additional referencesCite this page: DePond W. HHV6. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lymphnodeshhv6.html. Accessed June 24th, 2019.
Definition / general
- Infection in infancy causes exanthem subitum (HHV-6B), a mild infection
- May be associated with some cases of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis / Kikuchi (Diagn Mol Pathol 2006;15:49)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- T cells in expanded paracortical areas with intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions (Mod Pathol 2004;17:1427)
Positive stains
- HHV6
Electron microscopy description
- Cytoplasmic and nuclear viral particles
Molecular / cytogenetics description
- HHV6 by PCR
Additional references
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