Epstein-Barr Virus Myocarditis Presenting as Acute Abdomen in a Child: a Case Report

نویسندگان

1 chakrabortyroshni6@gmail.com

2 Resident of Pediatrics, Medical College, Kolkata, India.

3 Medical College, Kolkata, India.

4 Medical College, Kolkata, India.

doi
10.22038/ijp.2015.5107
چکیده

Introduction Epstein-Barr  virus  (EBV)  infection  can  present  with  a  variety  of  manifestation. Case Report  Here  we  present  a  case  of  a  7  year- old  immunocompetent  girl  who  came  with  acute  abdominal  pain ,  had  echocardiographic  evidence  of  myocardial  dysfunction  and  finally  was  diagnosed  as  a  case  of  serologically  proven  acute  EBV  infection. Conclusion Isolated  gastrointestinal  symptoms  can  be  a  presentation  of  Epstein-Barr  virus  myocarditis.