Epstein Barr Virus-Related Acute Liver Failure and Hemophagocytosis in an Immunocompetent Individual: An Autopsy Report.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a nonhepatotropic virus. It causes mild self-limiting illness characterized by fever, oral ulcer, diarrhea, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. Rarely it causes acute liver failure (ALF).