| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4130579 | Annals of Diagnostic Pathology | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a benign disease, which may occasionally be fatal, particularly in children and immunocompromised patients. Epstein-Barr virus infection is rare in elderly subjects and seems to have a self-limited course. A case of fatal liver failure due to chronic active EBV infection in a 75-year-old man is described. The etiology was established postmortem by cellular expression of EBV-DNA in liver and lymphatic tissue. This patient meets the diagnostic criteria of a case definition for a highly probable “severe chronic active EBV syndrome.” Either suspected or unsuspected, the long-term prognosis of this syndrome is poor and its mortality high.
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Authors
Francesca Sánchez, Juan Luis Gimeno-Bayón, Raquel Esgueva, Francisco Alvarez, Ma. Assumpta Munné, Sergi Serrano,