Splenic Infarction: An Under-recognized Complication of Infectious Mononucleosis?

Splenic infarction is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis. We describe 3 cases of splenic infarction attributed to infectious mononucleosis that we encountered within a 2-month period. We underscore the awareness of this potential complication of infectious mononucleosis and discuss the...

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Autores principales: Li, Yan, George, Ann, Arnaout, Sami, Wang, Jennifer P, Abraham, George M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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ID Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29577060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy041
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Sumario:Splenic infarction is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis. We describe 3 cases of splenic infarction attributed to infectious mononucleosis that we encountered within a 2-month period. We underscore the awareness of this potential complication of infectious mononucleosis and discuss the differential diagnosis of splenic infarction, including infectious etiologies. While symptomatic management is usually sufficient for infectious mononucleosis-associated splenic infarction, close monitoring for other complications, including splenic rupture, is mandated.

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