title: Recurrent acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with acute cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infection.
abstract: We describe a 5 6/12-year-old girl with recurrent episodes of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following an acute cytomegalovirus infection and associated reactivated Epstein-Barr virus. Complete clinical recovery was obtained with intravenous immunoglobulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. vilk@md2.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Revel-Vilk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hurvitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klar
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Virozov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Korn-Lubetzki
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous