Thrombocytopenic purpura complicating infectious mononucleosis; report of a case and serial platelet counts during the course of infectious mononucleosis.

Thrombocytopenic purpura complicating infectious mononucleosis.

Lymphoma infectious mononucleosis by Epstein-Barr virus: A case report

Background: Epstein-Bar virus (EBV) causes infectious mononucleosis in more than 90% of children. Rarely, mononucleosis may lead to malignancy. The aim the current study was to introduce a child with mononucleosis and persistent adenopathy. Case report: A 4-year-old male patient presented with complaints of fever, shortness of breath and sore throat. He was treated with antibiotics and prednis...

Infectious Lymphadenosis

MONG the features of infectious lymphadenosis (‘ ‘mononucleosis’ ‘) which help to distinguish it from acute lymphatic leukemia is the lack of reduction in both red cells and platelets. Conversely, the association of well-defined anemia and/or thrombocytopenia with a marked degree of lymphocytosis in which abnormal lymphocytes are conspicuous, almost certainly indicates acute leukemia. The prese...

Cytomegalovirus mononucleosis in Chinese infants.

Lui, W. Y., and Chang, W. K. (1972). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 47, 643. Cytomegalovirus mononucleosis in Chinese infants. Two Chinese infants had cytomegalovirus inclusion disease presenting as persistent pneumonia and thrombocytopenic purpura, respectively. Both had lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, pneumonia, and more than 14% atypical lymphocytes in the peripheral blood at some st...

Platelet Levels in Infectious Mononucleosis.

CUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA is a rare but fairly well-documented complication of infectious mononucleosis.1’8 There is, however, little information on platelets in uncomplicated cases. In most accounts of the disease, platelet levels are either ignored or stated to be normal, and actual counts have been found in only two reports.2’3 Limarzi et al.2 investigated 25 cases and found that platelet levels...