Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Biopsy, Needle
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Child, Preschool
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Chronic Disease
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / diagnosis*
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Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / drug therapy
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis*
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / drug therapy*
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Male
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Steroids / adverse effects
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Steroids / therapeutic use*
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Treatment Outcome