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Separation of Immune Cell Subpopulations in Peripheral Blood Samples from Children with Infectious Mononucleosis
Published on: September 7, 2022
[A young man with mononucleosis and swelling of the right eye]
Nils Petter Wold Fossland1, Vegard Bugten, Ståle Nordgård
1Øre-nese-hals-avdelingen, St. Olavs hospital, Olav Kyrres gate 17, 7006 Trondheim, Norway. nils.petter.fossland@stolav.no
Abstract:
Treatment of acute infections in the upper airways comprises a significant part of direct healthcare expenditure and is a challenge for healthcare professionals. In Norway, 11,495 hospitalized days were recorded for acute infections (influenza and pneumonia excluded) in the upper airways in 2008. Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) is defined as inflammation of the nose and the paranasal sinuses characterized by both 1): symptoms of nasal blockage/obstruction/congestion or nasal discharge, and/or facial pain/pressure and 2): endoscopic signs of mucopurulent discharge from middle meatus and/or CT changes within the osteomeatal complex/sinuses. After 12 weeks of symptoms the definition changes to chronic rhinosinusitis. With antibiotic treatment of complicated ABRS we see fewer severe complications, but they still occur. Due to anatomical proximity of the orbit and intracranial structures a localized spread of the infection is especially unfortunate and potentially dangerous. We present a case report (with pan sinusitis and grave local complications) from the ear, nose and throat department in St. Olav's University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway.
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