DOI: 10.12890/2019_001094

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

Authors

  • 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

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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 (2019)

How to Cite

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Ali D, Cardos B, Gorur Y, Lorenzo Villalba N, Janssen N, Bartha C, et al. A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 15 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];6(4). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1094

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