title: Fulminant Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hepatitis in a young immunocompetent subject.
abstract: We report a case of fulminant hepatitis related to a primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in an immunocompetent 15-year-old male patient. The main causes of fulminant hepatitis are viral infections, drugs, and autoimmune diseases. Primary Epstein-Barr virus infection is usually a benign, self-limited disease in pediatrics but can exceptionally be fatal.
authors.affiliation: Service universitaire de réanimation médicale et maladies infectieuses, hôpital Gustave-Dron, 135, rue du Président-Coty, CH de Tourcoing, 59208 Tourcoing cedex, France. florader@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ader
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatellier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Le Berre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morand
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fourrier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000821:virology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral