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Aplastic Anaemia Complicating Infectious Mononucleosis
Author(s) -
Mir M. A.,
Delamore I.W.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1973.tb00134.x
Subject(s) - mononucleosis , medicine , prednisolone , acute appendicitis , aplastic anemia , abscess , surgery , pediatrics , immunology , virus , bone marrow
A case‐report of a patient with infectious mononucleosis is presented who developed aplastic anaemia and acute appendicitis during the course of the illness. The appendicitis progressed to the formation of an abscess which was evacuated at operation. Complete remission of the aplastic anaemia followed treatment with prednisolone.