Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome

Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome

A severe multisystem disorder characterized by fever, hepatic dysfunction, pancytopenia, in a background of EBV and HIV infection Management Foscarnet, acyclovir, prednisone, vinblastine. See Epstein-Barr virus.

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