Epstein-Barr virus-related diarrhea or exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease: Diagnostic dilemma

Ido Weinberg*, Tzahi Neuman, Maya Margalit, Fadeela Ayman, Dana G. Wolf, Arie Ben-Yehuda

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1588-1590
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2009

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