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

Deeba Ali

Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liége, Belgium

Benoît Cardos

Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Université de Liège, Liége, Belgium

Yilmaz Gorur

Service de Radiologie, CHU Sart Tilmant, Liège, Belgium

Noel Lorenzo Villalba

Service de Médecine Interne et Cancérologie, Centre Hospitalier Saint Cyr, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France

Nathalie Janssen

Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium

Carmen Bartha

Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium

Philippe Desfontaines

Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Chrétien, Liège, Belgium

Joseph Weerts

Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium

Pascal Fajardo

Service des Urgences, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium

Keywords

Encephalomyelitis, demyelinating, corticosteroids, Epstein-Barr virus

Abstract

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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Published: 2019-04-15
Issue: Vol. 6 No. 4 (2019) (view)

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Ali D, Cardos B, Gorur Y, Lorenzo Villalba N, Janssen N, Bartha C, et al. A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Aug. 26];6(4). Available from: https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1094

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