A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
Keywords
Encephalomyelitis, demyelinating, corticosteroids, Epstein-Barr virus
Abstract
We report a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) secondary to a primary Epstein-Barr (EBV) infection, in a 22-year-old male. Symptomatic infectious mononucleosis and ADEM are both quite uncommon conditions in this age group.
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Published:
2019-04-15
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Vol 6 No 4
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Ali D, Cardos B, Gorur Y, Lorenzo Villalba N, Janssen N, Bartha C, Desfontaines P, Weerts J, Fajardo P. A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection. EJCRIM 2019;6 doi:10.12890/2019_001094.