• Med. J. Aust. · Jul 1984

    Case Reports

    Fulminant hepatic failure and fatal encephalopathy associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection.

    • G K Hart, W R Thompson, J Schneider, N J Davis, and T E Oh.
    • Med. J. Aust. 1984 Jul 21; 141 (2): 112-3.

    AbstractA case of fulminant hepatic failure, associated with infectious mononucleosis, in a previously healthy 14-year-old girl is reported. Despite intensive therapy, which included the use of acyclovir, charcoal haemoperfusion, and measures to control her raised intracranial pressure (guided by serial EEG and auditory brainstem-evoked response recordings), the outcome was fatal.

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