Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 10  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 438--444

Infectious mononucleosis due to epstein-barr virus infection in children: A profile from eastern India


Madhumita Nandi1, Avijit Hazra2, Mrinal Kanti Das3, Subham Bhattacharya3, Uttam Kumar Sarkar4 
1 Department of Pediatrics, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
4 Department of Pediatrics, Dr. B. C. Roy Postgraduate Institute of Pediatric Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Objective: The objective of this study is to delineate the clinical and laboratory profile of infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in children admitted to tertiary care teaching hospitals. Materials and Methods: Retrospective observational multicentric analysis of clinical and laboratory features of children between 1 month to 12 years with a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis due to EBV infection confirmed by positive serology over a 12-month period after seeking approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee. Results: Out of 66 children screened, 53 were included in final analysis. The majority were aged between 5 and 8 years with male: female ratio of 1.2:1. Most presentations were during the monsoon months. The common clinical features were fever (100%), splenomegaly (86.7%), and cervical lymphadenopathy (73.5%) in contrast to the classical triad of fever, sore throat, and generalized lymphadenopathy described in the literature. There were no age differences in clinical findings except for generalized and cervical lymphadenopathy and hepatomegaly which were commoner in 9–12 years age band. Although the incidence of common findings matched with previously published studies, there were some notable differences. While frequencies of upper eyelid edema, epitrochlear lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly were more, those of rash and sore throat were less. Lymphocytosis and presence of atypical lymphocytes were relatively less common in our series. All children recovered. Conclusions: This multicentric study on profiling childhood infectious mononucleosis, possibly first of its kind from Eastern India, has documented clinical and laboratory features associated with this condition. These data can serve as a reference for future studies.


How to cite this article:
Nandi M, Hazra A, Das MK, Bhattacharya S, Sarkar UK. Infectious mononucleosis due to epstein-barr virus infection in children: A profile from eastern India.Med J DY Patil Univ 2017;10:438-444


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Nandi M, Hazra A, Das MK, Bhattacharya S, Sarkar UK. Infectious mononucleosis due to epstein-barr virus infection in children: A profile from eastern India. Med J DY Patil Univ [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];10:438-444
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