Shaw N J, Evans J H
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, St James's University Hospital, Leeds.
Arch Dis Child. 1988 Apr;63(4):432-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.63.4.432.
A 5 year old boy developed liver failure secondary to infection with Epstein-Barr virus. He was subsequently shown to have a partial C4 complement deficiency. The importance of considering Epstein-Barr virus as a cause of fulminant hepatic failure and the need to assess immune state in such an event is emphasised.