Massive Digestive Tract Bleeding Caused by EBV-Triggered Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Digestive Tract Vascular Malformation

Abstract

We introduced a patient with fetal EBV-triggered who finally developed multidrug-resistant septicemia, perianal abscess, massive alimentary tract bleeding due to gastrointestinal vascular malformation, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. His EB virus maintained chronically active under multiple drug treatments. Interestingly, continuous EB virus infection and a probable idiopathic gastrointestinal vascular malformation might be the cause of the severe digestive tract bleeding.