Acute Liver Failure: due to Epstein Barr Virusinfection- A Case Report

Acute Liver failure (ALF) can be defined as recent and acute (<8 weeks) onset alteration of liver function in a previous healthy liver with coagulopathy with or without the presence encephalopathy. Prominent causes world wide includes drug induced ALF, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, shock and hypoperfusion. Most common cause of ALF in developing world is viral hepatitis (A,E) either alone or in combination but rarely infection with other hepatotropic virus like Epstein Bar Virus( EBV) can present with acute liver failure. Here, we present a case of 2 years old boy admitted with acute liver failure due to complication of EB Virus infection.