title: Three cases of primary EBV infection in young adults manifested by periorbital and eyelid oedema.
abstract: We report here three cases of facial and eyelid oedema that revealed a primary infection of EBV in young adults. Primary EBV infection associated with periorbial eyelid oedema has rarely been reported in adults so far, to the best of our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Infectiologie, Hôpital l'Archet 1, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 151 Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202, Nice Cedex 3, France, elisa_demon@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Demonchy
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pulcini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D005145:Face / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans