Fatal Fulminant Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) Encephalitis in Immunocompetent 5.5-Year-Old Girl—A Case Report with the Review of Diagnostic and Management Dilemmas

Fatal Fulminant Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) Encephalitis in Immunocompetent 5.5-Year-Old Girl—A Case Report with the Review of Diagnostic and Management Dilemmas

Introduction: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) usually causes mild, self-limiting, or asymptomatic infection in children, typically infectious mononucleosis. The severe course is more common in immunocompromised patients. Neurological complications of primary infection, reactivation of the latent infection,...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Mierzewska-Schmidt, Anna Piwowarczyk, Krystyna Szymanska, Michal Ciaston, Edyta Podsiadly, Maciej Przybylski, Izabela Pagowska-Klimek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
encephalitis
acute fulminant cerebral edema
children
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)
management algorithm
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/12/2877
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