Srifuengfung Gwyn, Suppakitjanusant Pichatorn, Chaisrimaneepan Nattanicha
Department of Neurology Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.
Department of Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.
Clin Case Rep. 2024 Mar 4;12(3):e8568. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8568. eCollection 2024 Mar.
EBV infections rarely cause CNS involvement. For young adult patients with suspected CNS infection, bacterial and other common viral infections should be excluded first and treated empirically until proven otherwise. Challenges in diagnosing EBV-associated CNS infection, emphasizing the role of CSF PCR in confirming the diagnosis.
EBV感染很少引起中枢神经系统受累。对于疑似中枢神经系统感染的年轻成年患者,应首先排除细菌和其他常见病毒感染,并进行经验性治疗,直到另有证实。诊断EBV相关中枢神经系统感染存在挑战,强调脑脊液PCR在确诊中的作用。