Perinatal Epstein Barr Virus Infection in a Premature Infant
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (1) , 96-98
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365549950161970
Abstract
This is a case of an infant boy born at 28 weeks gestational age who presented on the 42nd day of life with hepatosplenomegaly, haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and atypical lymphocytes on the peripheral blood smear. He had an Epstein Barr virus (EBV) viral capsid antigen (VCA) IgM antibody titre of 1:160 and a positive test for heterophil antibodies. The cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgM titre was 0.600 and CMV IgG 70 Au/ml. The infant died 10 d later and the autopsy showed CMV inclusion bodies in the lungs, liver and kidneys. EBV infection acquired perinatally, probably co-existing with CMV, may have led to a fatal disease.Keywords
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