Preliminary evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction associated with post-infective fatigue after acute infection with Epstein Barr Virus

Background Acute infectious diseases are typically accompanied by non-specific symptoms including fever, malaise, irritability and somnolence that usually resolve on recovery. However, in some individuals these symptoms persist in what…

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Anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis presenting with Epstein-Barr virus-associated mononucleosis and immune-mediated diabetes mellitus

Abstract We report a young woman with the abrupt onset of infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr virus associated with a subsequent autoimmune form of diabetes mellitus and myasthenia gravis with…

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Epileptic Spasms After Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

Stem cell transplantation has been performed for various diseases, contributing to a markedly improved prognosis in some cases. However, several complications, including posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, have been evident. Although…

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