Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Diarrhea or Exacerbation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnostic Dilemma

While the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in colonic specimens from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been documented, diarrhea secondary to gastrointestinal involvement by EBV in the context of primary EBV infection in patients with IBD has not been reported. We describe a pat...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-05, Vol.47 (5), p.1588-1590
Main Authors: Weinberg, Ido, Neuman, Tzahi, Margalit, Maya, Ayman, Fadeela, Wolf, Dana G, Ben-Yehuda, Arie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Colon - pathology
Colon - virology
Diagnosis, Differential
Diarrhea - etiology
Epstein-Barr virus
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - complications
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - diagnosis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Herpesvirus 4, Human - isolation & purification
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - complications
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - diagnosis
Male
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Virology
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Summary:While the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in colonic specimens from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been documented, diarrhea secondary to gastrointestinal involvement by EBV in the context of primary EBV infection in patients with IBD has not been reported. We describe a patient with IBD who presented with diarrhea and primary EBV infection and propose a role for colonic involvement by EBV in the pathogenesis of his symptoms.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.02477-08