AGGRESSIVE HEPATITIS IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA DURING COMPLETE REMISSION AND DETECTION OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS DNA IN A LIVER BIOPSY

Elevated antibody titres to EB viral antigens indicate a chronic infection with EBV. Persistence of EBV DNA sequences in DNA of the liver biopsy and infiltration of lymphoid cells into the periportal area of the liver suggest that these cells harbour EB viral genome I