Primary Epstein-Barr virus infection in a 40-day-old infant

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Aminolsharieh Najafi, Soroosh | Tafreshi, Mona | Hasheminejad, Reyhaneh

Affiliations: Taleghani Pediatrics Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

Note: [] Correspondence: Reyhaneh Hasheminejad, Taleghani Pediatrics Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. Tel.: +98 9153018512; Fax: +98 171 2248070; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Most cases of primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection during infancy and early childhood are mild or subclinical; therefore, the diagnosis of an EBV infection is not performed easily in this age group. Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is rarely reported during infancy. We report a 40-day-old infant with cervical node enlargement, cough, and coryza symptoms who was finally identified as having a case of primary IM based on the patient's clinical features and serological tests.

Keywords: Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis, infancy, diagnosis

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-130387

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 97-99, 2013