Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Severe Epstein Barr virus infection
HP:0031693
What it means
An unusually severe Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection.
Rare diseases that can present with this4
Sometimes5–29%
3The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions, and Orphanet separately records 1 disease where this sign is specifically absent. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Fulminant infectious mononucleosis · Severe EBV infection
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