title: Splenic Infarct: A Rare Presentation in a Pediatric Patient.
abstract: A previously healthy 16-year-old male presented with a two day history of persistent epigastric pain. His physical examination was significant for tenderness in the left hypochondriac region with a palpable spleen 2cm below the left sub-costal margin. A CT scan of the abdomen showed a splenic infarct. Heterophile and EBV VCA IgM antibody test were positive. This is a rare case of infectious mononucleosis presenting with splenic infarct in an adolescent male without co-morbidities.
authors.affiliation: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn NY, The United States of America.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhattarai
authors.affiliation: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn NY, The United States of America.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pierr
authors.affiliation: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn NY, The United States of America.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adeyinka
authors.affiliation: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn NY, The United States of America.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadanandan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000821:virology; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: infectious mononucleosis; splenic infarct.