A Rare Presentation on Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Mimicking Acute Appendicitis

Abstract

This case report describes about a young patient with right lower quadrant pain initially considered acute appendicitis by imaging scans, which was finally diagnosed as EBV infection. Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and is typically accompanied by pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen and localized tenderness at McBurney’s point. A 21-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with fever and stomach ac he for 2 days. The patient had a high value of infection index, but there was no obvious tenderness in the appendix; therefore, appendicitis could not be diagnosed. Surgical investigation was inevitable, but lesions could not be detected during the procedure; nevertheless, the patient’s family consented to the surgical procedure. Hence, laparoscopic examination and appendectomy were performed under general anesthesia.