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...
Main Authors: | Mustafa Noor, Maryam Sadough, Stephanie Chan, Gurkeerat Singh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2017-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2017.1361291 |
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