Title of article :
Epstein-Barr Virus Myocarditis Presenting as Acute Abdomen in a Child: a Case Report
Author/Authors :
Chakraborty، Roshni نويسنده Medical College,Kolkata,India , , Bagchi، Nilay Ranjan نويسنده Medical College,Kolkata,India , , Chaudhuri، Jasodhara نويسنده Medical College,Kolkata,India , , Mitra، Sonali نويسنده Medical College,Kolkata,India ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 22 سال 2015
Pages :
4
From page :
937
To page :
940
Abstract :
Introduction EpsteinBarr  virus  (EBV)  infection  can  present  with  a  variety  of  manifestation. Case Report  Here  we  present  a  case  of  a  7  year old  immunocompetent  girl  who  came  with  acute  abdominal  pain ,  had  echocardiographic  evidence  of  myocardial  dysfunction  and  finally  was  diagnosed  as  a  case  of  serologically  proven  acute  EBV  infection. Conclusion Isolated  gastrointestinal  symptoms  can  be  a  presentation  of  EpsteinBarr  virus  myocarditis.
Keywords :
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) , Myocarditis , Infectious mononucleosis
Journal title :
International Journal of Pediatrics
Serial Year :
2015
Journal title :
International Journal of Pediatrics
Record number :
2398649
Link To Document :
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