Unusual manifestations of Epstein-Barr Virus encephalomyelitis

R. R. McKendall; S. A. Sadiq; J. R. Calverley

doi:10.1007/BF01644180

Unusual manifestations of Epstein-Barr Virus encephalomyelitis

R. R. McKendall, S. A. Sadiq, J. R. Calverley

Neurology

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A patient with atypical manifestations of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) encephalomyelitis is presented. The patient had unusual spinal fluid immunoglobulin abnormalities, the syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion, autonomic dysfunction and spinal arachnoiditis. The cisternal CSF, with a very high IGG level (34.3 mg/dl; normal <6.1) but a normal albumin content, displayed evidence of massive intrathecal immunoglobulin production. This was further confirmed by the presence of oligoclonal bands. These clinical manifestations have not previously been reported in encephalomyelitis associated with EBV infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	33-35
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644180
State	Published - Jan 1990

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Infectious Diseases

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