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Acute Epstein-Barr virus infection complicated by severe thrombocytopenia
M L Pipp1, N D Means, J W Sixbey
1Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 37920-6999, USA.
Abstract:
We describe one patient with acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection associated with severe thrombocytopenia and review 36 additional cases reported in the literature. Complications of EBV infection due to severe thrombocytopenia occurred in 10 (27.0%) of 37 patients, and 2 (5.4%) of 37 patients died. Although acute EBV infections are generally benign and self-limiting, thrombocytopenia, a potentially serious complication, should not be overlooked.