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Case Reports
. 2024 Mar 4;12(3):e8568.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8568. eCollection 2024 Mar.

EBV-associated CNS infection in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and literature review

Gwyn Srifuengfung  1 , Pichatorn Suppakitjanusant  1 , Nattanicha Chaisrimaneepan  2
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EBV-associated CNS infection in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and literature review

Gwyn Srifuengfung et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

EBV infections rarely cause CNS involvement. For young adult patients with suspected CNS infection, bacterial and other common viral infections should be excluded first and treated empirically until proven otherwise. Challenges in diagnosing EBV-associated CNS infection, emphasizing the role of CSF PCR in confirming the diagnosis.

Keywords: CNS infection; CSF PCR; Epstein–Barr virus; altered mental status; aseptic meningitis; viral encephalitis.

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FIGURE 1
MRI head T2 FLAIR on axial view shows normal parenchyma and ventricles with no extra‐axial fluid collection, mass lesion or mass effect.
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FIGURE 2
Routine EEG showing generalized slowing with absent PDR.
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