ABSTRACT
La mononucleosis infecciosa por el virus de Epstein-Barr es habitualmente una enfermedad benigna y autolimitada. Se presentan 2 casos clínicos ingresados en la misma semana, con sospecha de coinfección por otros virus (citomegalovirus y virus herpes humano 6), que presentaron trombopenia grave en la fase aguda de la enfermedad. La evolución y el tratamiento fueron diferentes en cada caso(AU)
Infectious mononucleosis by Epstein-Barr virus is usually a benign self-limiting disease. We present two cases admitted in the same week, with suspected co-infection by other viruses (cytomegalovirus and human herpes virus 6), which showed severe thrombocytopenia in the acute phase of the disease. The progress and treatment were different in each case(AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Infectious Mononucleosis/complications , Thrombocytopenia/etiology , Herpesvirus 4, Human/pathogenicity , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications , Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis , Cytomegalovirus/pathogenicityABSTRACT
Infectious mononucleosis by Epstein-Barr virus is usually a benign self-limiting disease. We present two cases admitted in the same week, with suspected co-infection by other viruses (cytomegalovirus and human herpes virus 6), which showed severe thrombocytopenia in the acute phase of the disease. The progress and treatment were different in each case.