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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Jan 25;59(7):1630–1637. doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3029-2

Table 2.

Presenting clinical characteristics and outcomes of EBV-related ALF cases

Case Symptoms
 Splenomegaly
 Treatment
 Outcome
Fever LAD Sore throat Physical exam Imaging IV antiviralsa NAC Steroids
1 – – – – – + + – Liver transplant. Alive at 18 months
2 + + + + + + – + Death. Hospital day #4
3 + + – – + + + + Recovered. Alive at 5 years
4 + + + + + + + + Death. Hospital day #12

ND not done, LAD lymphadenopathy, NAC n-acetylcysteine

a

IV antivirals administered: acyclovir, ganciclovir, famciclovir. See clinical vignettes for timing and dosage