Splenic infarct in a patient with Infectious Mononucleosis: a rare presentation

Splenic infarct in a patient with Infectious Mononucleosis: a rare presentation

We report a case of a 25-year-old obese, currently smoking, female diagnosed with EBV infectious mononucleosis. The patient complained of sudden onset abdominal pain with progressively increasing intensity in the left upper quadrant. Abdominal CT scan showed a wedge infarct of the spleen. We present...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Noor, Maryam Sadough, Stephanie Chan, Gurkeerat Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
EBV
splenomegaly
splenic infarct
young female
infectious mononucleosis
fever
left upper-quadrant pain
lymphadenopathy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2017.1361291
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Summary:We report a case of a 25-year-old obese, currently smoking, female diagnosed with EBV infectious mononucleosis. The patient complained of sudden onset abdominal pain with progressively increasing intensity in the left upper quadrant. Abdominal CT scan showed a wedge infarct of the spleen. We present this rare case that EBV may cause splenic infarct in young adults.
ISSN:2000-9666

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