We report a case of acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection with positive HEV and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) serology. No patients have been reported positive for immunoglobulin (Ig)M antibodies to all three viruses. This patient had progressively increasing titres of IgM antibody for CMV, HEV and EBV. Only CMV DNA was detectable before antiviral treatment. After antiviral treatment, the patient recovered completely. At day 180 the CMV IgG test had converted to positive with CMV IgM (+), EBV IgM (-) and HEV IgM (-). Our report indicates that dependence upon serology alone is unreliable in the diagnosis of acute CMV, EBV and HEV infections. The diagnosis of CMV, HEV and EBV should be based on a combination of clinical features, serology and confirmatory PCR testing.
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