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Although infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common disease among young individuals, central nervous system (CNS) complications are rare. In this report, we describe a case of CNS complications caused by EBV in a previously healthy young woman. She presented to our hospital with a 9-day history of headache and sore throat, followed by the development of fever and facial edema 6 days prior to admission. On Day 2 of admission, she was confused (Glasgow Coma Scale score: 10 points) and had fever, muscle weakness in her right arm and leg, stiff neck, and roving eye movement. We detected EBV in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The magnetic resonance imaging of her brain revealed dural enhancement and right parietal and temporal lobe lesions. She was treated with acyclovir and high-dose steroid therapy. She responded well to treatment, recovered without neurologic sequelae, and was discharged home on Day 12. Our experience suggests that PCR detection of EBV DNA in CSF may be useful in diagnosing EBV encephalitis and that prognosis may be associated with an area of the brain that is affected and the time from sympto

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Author

Yu Tsuruyama; Nobuaki Mori; Shinji Yoshida; Tetsuro Hayashi

Publisher

Springer; Elsevier ; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1341-321X)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)