Non-IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivity to Amoxicillin Following Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Case Report

Lara Margarida Navarro1, Ana Isabel Moreira Ribeiro1, Cláudia Patraquim1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT.

Cureus
|October 28, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can cause amoxicillin rashes mimicking viral exanthems. Allergy testing revealed a non-immediate hypersensitivity reaction to amoxicillin, highlighting EBV

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