title: [Severe Epstein-Barr virus infection in an infant].
abstract: A 11 month-old boy, without any informative familial pedigree, was admitted for peritonitis after intestinal perforation, associated with signs of pseudolymphoma and histiocytic activation. He developed later unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding and interstitial pneumonitis, which spontaneously improved. All infectious and immunologic studies were negative. Epstein-Barr Virus was found in throat, lungs and blood, whereas the specific antibodies production was delayed. No abnormality was detected 18 months later, except for a disappearance of vaccinal antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Infantile B, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rubie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Icart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rossignol
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delsol
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Claeyssens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalous
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Regnier
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Infection grave à virus d'Epstein-Barr chez un nourrisson.