European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Apr 2019)

A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

  • Deeba Ali,
  • Benoît Cardos,
  • Yilmaz Gorur,
  • Noel Lorenzo Villalba,
  • Nathalie Janssen,
  • Carmen Bartha,
  • Philippe Desfontaines,
  • Joseph Weerts,
  • Pascal Fajardo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12890/2019_001094

Abstract

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We report a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) secondary to a primary Epstein-Barr (EBV) infection, in a 22-year-old male. Symptomatic infectious mononucleosis and ADEM are both quite uncommon conditions in this age group.

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