Case Report: Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis Complicated With Brain Stem Hemorrhage in an Immune-Competent Adult
Encephalitis caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection is uncommon, but most patients have a good outcome after symptomatic treatment. The infiltration of mononuclear cells in blood vessels and necrosis resulting from the immune response to Epstein-Barr virus infection in a very small number of patient...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Frontiers in immunology 2021-02, Vol.12, p.618830 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Encephalitis caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection is uncommon, but most patients have a good outcome after symptomatic treatment. The infiltration of mononuclear cells in blood vessels and necrosis resulting from the immune response to Epstein-Barr virus infection in a very small number of patients seem to be the main cause of death. We describe a fatal case of Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis diagnosed by next-generation sequencing in an immune-competent adult but progressed to brainstem hemorrhage. |
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ISSN: | 1664-3224 1664-3224 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fimmu.2021.618830 |