Splenic infarction is a rare but important complication of infectious mononucleosis that requires close monitoring for potential splenic rupture.
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Alerts clinicians to splenic infarction in infectious mononucleosis; case series leaves open true incidence and monitoring needs.
Splenic infarction is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis. We describe 3 cases of splenic infarction attributed to infectious mononucleosis that we encountered within a 2-month period. We underscore the awareness of this potential complication of infectious mononucleosis and discuss the differential diagnosis of splenic infarction, including infectious etiologies. While symptomatic management is usually sufficient for infectious mononucleosis-associated splenic infarction, close monitoring for other complications, including splenic rupture, is mandated.
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