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A 17-year-old boy developed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation with cytolytic hepatitis while receiving prednisone and paracetamol [acetaminophen].
The boy, who had an EBV infection and adult-onset Still's disease with perimyocarditis, began receiving oral prednisone 1 mg/kg [frequency not stated]. After 1 week of treatment, his ejection fraction normalised. Three days later, he developed major cytolysis, cholestasis and...