Are corticosteroids safe in adolescent and adult patients with infectious mononucleosis? A retrospective cohort study.

Background And Aim: The use of systemic corticosteroids during Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced infectious mononucleosis is a controversial but widespread practice. We aimed to investigate the frequency of complications in adolescents and adults with infectious mononucleosis in relation to the use of corticosteroids.

Methods: We reviewed the clinical records of 396 patients admitted to the hospital with infectious mononucleosis (52.

Hematological Abnormalities Beyond Lymphocytosis During Infectious Mononucleosis: Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Thrombocytopenia.

Background: Thrombocytopenia during Epstein-Barr virus mononucleosis is well-known; however, no recent series have investigated its frequency, associated factors, and evolution. The present study aimed to investigate platelet count characteristics in adult patients with infectious mononucleosis.

Methods: We reviewed the clinical records of 400 patients admitted to the hospital with infectious mononucleosis (52.

Jaundice in relation to immune activation during Epstein-Barr virus-induced infectious mononucleosis.

Background: Liver involvement during infectious mononucleosis is common, but jaundice is considered rare. This study aimed to investigate serum bilirubin concentrations in patients with infectious mononucleosis and immune abnormalities associated with jaundice.

Methods: We report on an adult patient with monoclonal B lymphocytosis and IgM-lambda gammopathy who developed a severe icteric hepatitis during infectious mononucleosis.

Transient hypertriglyceridemia: a common finding during Epstein-Barr virus-induced infectious mononucleosis.

Background: Hypertriglyceridemia can occur in lymphoproliferative disorders. Infectious mononucleosis is a self-limiting, benign lymphoproliferative disorder. This study aimed to investigate the serum triglyceride concentrations and their change over time in patients with infectious mononucleosis.