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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with EBV DNA in CSF cerebrospinal fluid

From: Clinical characteristics of patients with Epstein Barr virus in cerebrospinal fluid

Age

Sex

Underlying disease

Immunocompromise

Central nervous system diagnosis

MRI reanalyzed

Suspected CSF-pathogen

Confirmed other CSF pathogen

encephalitis

65

m

AML

HSCT

encephalitis

Normal

  

1

50

m

Myeloma

HSCT

encephalitis

Normal

  

1

60

f

Myelofibrosis

HSCT

encephalitis

Fungus?

  

1

34

m

Hybrid leukaemia

HSCT

encephalitis

 

HSV1

HSV1

1

40

m

AML

HSCT

encephalitis

Normal

  

1

27

m

CML

HSCT

encephalitis

Encephalitis

  

1

41

f

AML

HSCT

encephalitis

Normal

VZV

 

1

53

m

MDS

HSCT

mass lesion

Aspergillus

Aspergillus

Aspergillus

0

38

m

CML

HSCT

meningitis

(Polyradiculitis?)

Nocardia

HHV6

0

39

m

ALL

HSCT

PTLD

Infection??

  

0

58

f

CML

HSCT

pontine myelinolysis

Pontine myelinolysis

  

0

67

m

Kidney TX

SOT

cerebritis/PTLD

Tuberculosis/lymphoma?

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

0

67

f

Kidney TX

SOT

encephalitis/brain abscess

Lymphoma?(tuberculosis?)

Tuberculosis

 

1

25

m

Kidney TX

SOT

Mass lesion

infection?

Aspergillus

 

0

53

m

Heart TX

SOT

PTLD

Fungus?

  

0

63

m

Heart TX

SOT

Mass lesion

Infection or LPD

Bacteria or fungi

 

0

66

m

Heart TX

SOT

Meningoencephalitis or PTLD?

Lymphoproliferation?(Tuberculosis?)

Tuberculosis

 

0

45

f

Lung TX

SOT

Meningitis

Normal

  

0

32

f

HIV

AIDS

Encephalitis

PML

JC-Virus

 

1

33

m

HIV

AIDS

B-cell lymphoma

Lymphoma

  

0

47

m

HIV

AIDS

Mass lesion

Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma

 

0

35

m

HIV

AIDS

Mass lesions

Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma

0

48

m

HIV

AIDS

meningitis

Cryptococcal meningitis

Cryptococcus

Cryptococcus

0

64

m

CLL

 

Mass lesions

Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma

0

26

m

Multiple sclerosis

Immunocompetent

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

  

0

33

m

Mononucleosis

Immunocompetent

Mononucleosis+facial paresis

Neuritis

  

0

52

f

T-cell lymphoma

 

Lymphoma

Encephalitis??

  

0

27

m

Tuberculosis

Immunocompetent

meningitis+abscess

Tuberculous meningitis+abscess

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

0

56

f

Myeloma

 

Encephalitis

Infection, toxoplasma?/Fungus?

  

1

46

f

Ig subclass deficiency

 

meningitis

   

0

18

f

Mononucleosis

Immunocompetent

meningoencephalitis

Polyradiculitis?

  

1

34

m

Viral meningitis

Immunocompetent

encephalitis

Encephalitis? ADEM?

  

1

  1. HSCT = stem cell transplantation, SOT = solid organ transplant