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J H van Steijn1, K M van Tol, L H van Essen

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands. j.h.m.vansteijn@int.azg.nl

Epstein-Barr viral (EBV)-infection usually presents as fever, sore throat, fatigue, lymphadenopathy and atypical lymphocytosis. We describe a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation as the presenting symptom caused by a primary EBV infection.

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