Persistent EBV viremia 2019-01-21T22:36:17Z Persistent EBV viraemia Recurrent EBV viremia Primary EBV infection is often asymptomatic in the immunocompetent host. In immunodeficient patients, however, primary EBV infection or secondary reactivation may result in persistent symptomatic EBV viremia, a clinical condition with a prolonged (over 6 months) and distinct symptomatic phase with fever, lymphadenophathy and several other possible features such as hepatitis and pneumonia. Persistent symptomatic EBV viremia can be associated with lymphoma, lymphoproliferative disease, hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and aplastic anemia, but most typically goes into spontaneous remission. Persistent or recurrent detection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the blood that occurs in the context of unusual susceptibility to infection. Chronic EBV viremia Persistent viremia Unusual EBV infection