TY - JOUR PY - 1990// TI - Acute psychosis in a patient with Epstein-Barr virus infection JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry A1 - Jarvis, M. R. A1 - Wasserman, A. L. A1 - Todd, R. D. SP - 468 EP - 469 VL - 29 IS - 3 N2 - A case study is presented of an adolescent female who became psychotic and attempted suicide during an acute Epstein-Barr Virus infection. Resolution of the infection resulted in the patient returning to her previous normal mental status. The adolescent's ingestion of acetaminophen masked the signs and symptoms of infection and delayed proper diagnosis.
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LA - en SN - 0890-8567 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199005000-00021 ID - ref1 ER -