Infectious mononucleosis hepatitis: report of two patients.
Icteric hepatitis and fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) are rare in infectious mononucleosis (IM). We report two patients with icteric IM hepatitis; one died after developing FHF, the other recovered uneventfully. Epstein-Barr virus infection causing hepatitis and FHF should be suspected when tests for other hepatotrophic viral infections are negative.
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Department of Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Calcutta.
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Kochhar
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Banerjee
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile