Splenic infarction as a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein-Barr virus infection in a patient with no significant comorbidity: case report and review of the literature.

Journal: Scandinavian Journal Of Infectious Diseases
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Abstract

We report the case of a 17-y-old boy diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein-Barr virus infection who complained of left upper quadrant pain. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a splenic infarct in the enlarged spleen. Other causes of splenic infarction were excluded. Thus, infectious mononucleosis may cause splenic infarction in patients without other comorbidities.

Authors
Eleni Gavriilaki, Nikolaos Sabanis, Eleni Paschou, Savas Grigoriadis, Maria Mainou, Alexandra Gaitanaki, Maria Skargani Koraka
Relevant Conditions

Mononucleosis, Splenic Infarction