A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

  • Deeba Ali Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liége, Belgium
  • Benoît Cardos Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Université de Liège, Liége, Belgium
  • Yilmaz Gorur Service de Radiologie, CHU Sart Tilmant, Liège, Belgium
  • Noel Lorenzo Villalba Service de Médecine Interne et Cancérologie, Centre Hospitalier Saint Cyr, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
  • Nathalie Janssen Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium
  • Carmen Bartha Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium
  • Philippe Desfontaines Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Chrétien, Liège, Belgium
  • Joseph Weerts Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium
  • Pascal Fajardo Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2019_001094

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

    Issue: Vol 6 No 4 (view)

    Section: Articles

    How to cite:
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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.

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