Pancytopenia and "caillary leak syndrome" with infectious mononucleosis.
A 19-year-old man with documented infectious mononucleosis presented with pancytopenia and a megaloblastic bone marrow. He developed a "capillary leak syndrome" with an expanded plasma volume of 9,290 ml and normal right heart and pulmonary artery pressures. The patient had a dramatic recovery after corticosteroid therapy.
D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology*; D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology
D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D008775:Methylprednisolone