Case report of Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumor in children with arthritis as the first manifestation / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Clinical data of a case of Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumor with non-human immunodeficiency virus/transplantation admitted in the Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Hunan Children′s Hospital in May 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.The 6 years and 7 months old girl presented with bilateral hip pain for more than 1 year.Imaging examination revealed multiple nodular lesions in the central nervous system and lungs.Arthritis was the first manifestation in this case, and as a result, the patient was misdiagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Finally, the patient was pathologically diagnosed as Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumor, which was a rare tumor associated with immunosuppression.