EBV-associated CNS Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2024 Mar 6

PMID 38444918

Authors

Gwyn Srifuengfung

Pichatorn Suppakitjanusant

Nattanicha Chaisrimaneepan

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Abstract

EBV infections rarely cause CNS involvement. For young adult patients with suspected CNS infection, bacterial and other common viral infections should be excluded first and treated empirically until proven otherwise. Challenges in diagnosing EBV-associated CNS infection, emphasizing the role of CSF PCR in confirming the diagnosis.

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EBV-associated CNS infection in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and literature review.

Srifuengfung G, Suppakitjanusant P, Chaisrimaneepan N Clin Case Rep. 2024; 12(3):e8568.

PMID: 38444918 PMC: 10912102. DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8568.

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