Chambers CV, Irwin CE. Intense jaundice in an adolescent. An unusual presentation of infectious mononucleosis.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR ADOLESCENT MEDICINE 1986;
7:195-7. [PMID:
3700199 DOI:
10.1016/s0197-0070(86)80039-0]
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Abstract
Hemolytic anemia is an infrequent complication of infectious mononucleosis. The hemolysis may result from the temporary production of antibodies directed against one or more red-cell antigens. This report describes an adolescent female with infectious mononucleosis who presented for evaluation of jaundice. In this patient the jaundice resulted from a combination of hemolysis and mild hepatitis.
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