Fatal chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection mimicking autoimmune hepatitis

• Published in: European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 225
• Main Authors: Chiba, Tetsuhiro, Goto, Shigemasa, Yokosuka, Osamu, Imazeki, Fumio, Tanaka, Masamichi, Fukai, Kenichi, Takahashi, Yoko, Tsujimura, Hideki, Saisho, Hiromitsu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.02.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; DNA, Viral - blood; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - complications; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - diagnosis; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - pathology; Fatal Outcome; Female; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - diagnosis; Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - etiology; Humans; Liver - pathology; Liver Failure - etiology

We report a 22-year-old female who presented with pyrexia, pancytopenia and liver dysfunction. The patient showed mild liver dysfunction with low-grade fever and mild hepatosplenomegaly 6 years previously, and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) was diagnosed based on the examination of the laboratory data a...