Molecular evidence of ocular Epstein-Barr virus infection

Authors
Slobod, KS Sandlund, JT Spiegel, PH Haik, B Hurwitz, JL Conley, ME Bowman, LC Benaim, E Jenkins, JJ Stocks, RMS Gan, YJ Sixbey, JW
Citation
Ks. Slobod et al., Molecular evidence of ocular Epstein-Barr virus infection, CLIN INF D, 31(1), 2000, pp. 184-188
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
184 - 188
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(200007)31:1<184:MEOOEV>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Ocular manifestations have been attributed to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), largely on the basis of seroepidemiologic data. Two patients who developed conjunctival disease as the presenting feature of EBV infection are report ed, each confirmed by in situ hybridization of EBV genome in affected tissu e biopsy specimens. Recognition of EBV-induced ocular disease as an initial presentation of clinical EBV infection is important to the practitioner be cause of the ubiquitous nature of this herpesvirus.