Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage due to Epstein-Barr Virus Colitis. Issue 10 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Denicola, Richard P.; Coben, Robert; Katz, Leo; McCue, Peter A.
• Is Part Of: ACG Case Reports Journal. Volume 6:Issue 10(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000238
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2326-3253

Abstract

Abstract : ABSTRACT: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a member of the herpesvirus family that is associated with various disease manifestations, including EBV-associated colitis. There are few case reports describing hemorrhage associated with EBV colitis. We report a 61-year-old woman with acute gastrointestinal bleeding due to EBV colitis after initiation of methylprednisolone and enoxaparin for spinal cord infarction. To our knowledge, there are only a few case reports of hemorrhagic EBV colitis. Perhaps we need to have a higher suspicion for EBV in cases of colitis associated with hemorrhage even in relatively immunocompetent patients.