it is not very likely that your ebv is the cause of your pleurisy. there are many causes mainly other viruses that can be responsible.
i had mono when i was younger so i guess i still have the epstein barr virus. could that have caused my pleurisy? . i was recently admitted to the er for severe stabbing neck and chest pains and extreme shortness of breath. all tests came back normal. the diagnosis became possible pleurisy. but i didn't get a whole lot of answers about what could have caused it. the dr did ask if i had ever had mono and i said yes but then he changed the topic. so i did research and saw on some pages that epstein barr virus could cause pleurisy. is this true/likely? . thanks!