TY - JOUR T1 - Liver failure and Epstein-Barr virus infection. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 432 LP - 433 DO - 10.1136/adc.63.4.432 VL - 63 IS - 4 AU - N J Shaw AU - J H Evans Y1 - 1988/04/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/63/4/432.abstract N2 - A 5 year old boy developed liver failure secondary to infection with Epstein-Barr virus. He was subsequently shown to have a partial C4 complement deficiency. The importance of considering Epstein-Barr virus as a cause of fulminant hepatic failure and the need to assess immune state in such an event is emphasised. ER -