Simultaneous genital ulcer and meningitis: a case of EBV infection

• Main Authors: Hassan Rahhal (Author), Jairo Tavares Nunes (Author), Leonardo da Costa Lopes (Author), Aleksander Snioka Prokopowitsch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with a broad spectrum of diseases, mainly because of its genomic characteristics, which result in different latency patterns in immune cells and infective mechanisms. The patient described in this report is a previously healthy young man who presented to th...