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

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 differential diagnosis of splenic infarction, including infectious etiologies. While symptomatic ...

Splenic infarction associated with acute infectious mononucleosis

A 22-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 3-day history of left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Five days prior to admission, he had continuous fatigue, fever, and sore throat lasting for 1 week. Laboratory studies on admission showed a white blood cell count of 6,240/μL (normal range, 3,210 to 9,680) with 51% lymphocytes, 8% of which were atypical. A contrast-enhanced ultrasound son...

Splenic rupture: a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis.

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Spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis.

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare but life-threatening complication of infectious mononucleosis. Abdominal pain and tachycardia are unusual in uncomplicated infectious mononucleosis and should alert a doctor to the possibility of spontaneous splenic rupture.

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