Acute liver failure after infecction by Epstein-Barr virus

Introduction: the infection by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) has a high prevalence with more than 90% of the global population seropositive. It is usually benign but can be associated with complications. The change of transaminases is common in the disease course, but fulminant hepatitis is a rare complication that has high mortality. we report the case of an immunocompetent patient with EBV infection and progression to fulminant hepatitis. The diagnosis of fulminant hepatitis Epstein-Barr was made by liver biopsy and serology. Evolution was good, without the need for liver transplantation.