Severe chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection mimicking steroid-dependent inflammatory bowel disease.
Severe chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection is a rare, debilitating, nonneoplastic, inflammatory disorder for which there is no definitive treatment. We describe a Caucasian child who initially presented with clinical and histopathologic features consistent with inflammatory bowel disease, for whom additional investigations led to the diagnosis of severe chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Roth
Daniel E
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Jones
Adrian
A
Smith
Lesley
L
Lai
Raymond
R
Preiksaitis
Jutta
J
Robinson
Joan
J
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013256:Steroids