TY - JOUR
T1 - Interferon-alpha-2A as a salvage treatment for hemorrhagic enteritis associated with epstein-barr virus reactivation
T2 - A case report
AU - Lankenau-Vela, D.
AU - De la Garza-Salazar, F.
AU - Colunga-Pedraza, P.
AU - Jaime-Villalón, D.
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PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Epstein-Barr virus [EBV] is a virus that infects almost all humans worldwide. After the acute phase of the infection, it stays in a latent form in B lymphocytes. EBV reactivation tends to occur in immunosuppressed patients. EBV reactivation may involve the gastrointestinal tract; it has been associated mainly with colitis, but hemorrhagic enteritis has been poorly reported. Treatment usually includes antivirals. However, our patient did not respond to conventional treatment, so interferon alpha-2a was given as a salvage treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of hemorrhagic enteritis associated to EBV reactivation treated successfully with interferon alpha-2a.
AB - Epstein-Barr virus [EBV] is a virus that infects almost all humans worldwide. After the acute phase of the infection, it stays in a latent form in B lymphocytes. EBV reactivation tends to occur in immunosuppressed patients. EBV reactivation may involve the gastrointestinal tract; it has been associated mainly with colitis, but hemorrhagic enteritis has been poorly reported. Treatment usually includes antivirals. However, our patient did not respond to conventional treatment, so interferon alpha-2a was given as a salvage treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of hemorrhagic enteritis associated to EBV reactivation treated successfully with interferon alpha-2a.
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U2 - 10.51821/84.1.658
DO - 10.51821/84.1.658
M3 - Article
C2 - 33639704
AN - SCOPUS:85102233712
SN - 1784-3227
VL - 84
SP - 129
EP - 130
JO - Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
JF - Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
IS - 1
ER -