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ArticleCureus2022

A Lethal Manifestation of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Case Report.

Yousef Alotaibi, Mahdi Albogami, Abdulrahman Alsaedy, Rashed Khubrani, Bushra Al Ahmadi

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yousef AlotaibiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Mahdi AlbogamiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdulrahman AlsaedyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Rashed KhubraniCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Bushra Al AhmadiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
King Abdulaziz Medical City · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection (CAEBV) is a rare and lethal condition caused by persistent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Signs and symptoms of CAEBV infection include fever, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. Due to life-threatening consequences such as multiple organ failure, hemophagocytic syndrome, EBV-positive lymphoproliferative illness, and coagulopathy, early identification is important for successful therapy. However, because of the wide range of clinical symptoms, it might be difficult to diagnose the disease due to limited clinical experience and a low number of reports. We report a case of CAEBV in a 59-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia. We present the hospital course of the patient from admission until the patient's death as well as the clinical and pathological findings with a review of the literature. This is a rare case of CAEBV in Saudi Arabia.

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b cells/nk lymphocytosischronic active epstein-barr virus (caebv)epstein-barr virus (ebv)infectious diseasestandards of diagnosis

Identifiers

PMID36397893
PMCPMC9647082
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