Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection with gastrointestinal tract involvement is extremely rare in immunocompetent adults. This Case Study describes an immunocompetent 30-year-old man who presented with several months of bloody diarrhea and cramping abdominal pain, suggestive of IBD. However, viral serologic tests confirmed acute EBV infection, and EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorder of B-cell lineage with diffuse colonic involvement was diagnosed.
- Jordan J. Karlitz
- S. Tammy Li
- Matthew C. Rice