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01-10-2016 | Case Report

Epstein-Barr virus hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Bianca Branco Ascenção, Ana Catarina Gonçalves, Nuno Luís, Joana Sá, Ana Paula Brito, José Manuel Poças

Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology | Issue 5/2016

Abstract

Neurologic complications related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in immunocompetent adults are rare and most commonly self-limited. However, severe cases have been previously reported in the literature. We describe a case of meningoencephalitis with frontal bilateral hemorrhage in a non-immunocompromised adult following an EBV infection of the central nervous system confirmed by the presence of EBV-DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid. During the patient’s hospital stay, there was a favorable clinical and radiologic evolution and the patient was discharged asymptomatic. To our knowledge, this is the fourth case of hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis related to EBV and the first one in an immunocompetent patient with a favorable outcome.

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Title: Epstein-Barr virus hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Bianca Branco Ascenção
Ana Catarina Gonçalves
Nuno Luís
Joana Sá
Ana Paula Brito
José Manuel Poças
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1355-0284
Electronic ISSN: 1538-2443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-016-0430-y

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