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Splenic infarction after Epstein-Barr virus infection in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis
- Source :
- International journal of hematology. 85(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- We describe the first patient with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) known to have developed splenic infarction following infectious mononucleosis (IM). An 18-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital in November 2004 because of continuous fever and icterus. He had undergone cholecystectomy at the age of 14 years. On patient admission in November 2004, a physical examination showed marked hepatosplenomegaly, icterus, and jaundice. He had a white blood cell count of 14.9 x 10(9)/L with 9.5% atypical lymphocytes, a red blood cell count of 2.93 x 10(12)/L, and a hemoglobin concentration of 7.8 g/dL. Microspherocytes were observed in the patient's peripheral blood smear, and immunoglobulin M antibody to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral capsid antigen was detected. The patient's diagnosis was HS with IM. On day 4 of admission, the patient complained of severe abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography scanning revealed findings of splenic infarction. Two months after the occurrence of splenic infarction, a splenectomy was performed. A pathohistologic examination of the resected spleen revealed no evidence of thrombosis or arterial occlusion. We assume that the cause of splenic infarction was insufficient blood flow to oxygenate the entire spleen during the acute enlargement of the spleen.
- Subjects :
- Hemolytic anemia
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Mononucleosis
Adolescent
medicine.medical_treatment
Splenectomy
Spherocytosis
Hepatosplenomegaly
Spherocytosis, Hereditary
Gastroenterology
Hereditary spherocytosis
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Infectious Mononucleosis
business.industry
Hematology
Jaundice
medicine.disease
Infarction
Splenic infarction
Immunology
Acute Disease
medicine.symptom
business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Spleen
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09255710
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of hematology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....11a671db58398ddc57e481c9725c8915