A Case of Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Encephalitis Improved after High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy.
- Author:
Myung Wan JANG
1
;
Seong Won KIM
;
Hwang Jae YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Goyang, Korea. heavendoctor@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epstein-Barr virus;
Encephalitis;
Intravenous immunoglobulin
- MeSH:
Acyclovir;
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Ataxia;
Brain;
Caudate Nucleus;
Child;
Corpus Striatum;
Delirium;
DNA;
Encephalitis*;
Encephalomyelitis;
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome;
Herpesvirus 4, Human*;
Humans;
Immunization, Passive*;
Immunoglobulins*;
Lymphocytosis;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Optic Neuritis;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Rabeprazole;
Seizures
- From:
Infection and Chemotherapy
2006;38(4):219-223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurologic complications of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection are diverse including a number of neurologic diseases such as encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, optic neuritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, cerebellitis, and Alice-In-Wonderland syndrome. In general encephalitis caused by EBV in children has been considered a self-limited disease with few or no sequelae. Occasionally it leaves a severe neurologic sequela and complications. Therefore administration of high dose acyclovir and steroid in early stages of EBV encephalitis is recommended currently. In this case, the patient of a 8-year-old boy was admitted because of generalized tonic seizure of 2 times. He showed 16% of atypical lymphocytosis in peripheral blood smear and positive findings in VCA-IgM and EA-IgM tests. EBV DNA Antibody, and virus PCR in CSF was not evaluated. He also showed hepatosplenomegaly in abdominal sonography. Brain MRI revealed a bilateral increased signal intensity at lenticular nucleus and caudate nucleus, multiple high signal intensity at cortical layer of both gyrus reti, both frontal, inferior parietal, and dorsal aspect of the right paracentral lobue. As mentioned in serologic and imaging study, he was diagnosed as the EBV- associated encephalitis. Although we administered high dose acyclovir and corticosteroids, he showed clinical deterioration with confusion, delirium, and ataxia. Therefore, we administered additional high dose intravenous immunoglobulin, and finally he was recovered. We report the case of improvement of EBV-associated encephalitis after high-dose Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
