Title Vaikų pirminės Epštein-Bar virusinės infekcijos komplikacijos /
Translation of Title Complications of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection in children.
Authors Narkevičiūtė, Irena ; Kaminskienė, Rasa
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Is Part of Lietuvos bendrosios praktikos gydytojas. 2007, t. 11, Nr. 2, p. 98-101.. ISSN 1392-3218
Keywords [eng] EBV infection ; complication ; children
Abstract [eng] Aim: To establish the complications among hospitalised children whose had confirmed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, according to the children's age. Materials and methods. In 2002-2004 113 children were treated at the Paediatrics Centre of the Children's Hospital of Vilnius University whose clinical diagnosis of acute infectious mononucleosis was confirmed by specific EBV antibodies of class IgM. The children were distributed into three age groups (0-5 years, 6-11 and 12-17). Results: 68 % children had complications and 20 proc. of them had severe complications. One third of children had 2-3 types of complications at the same time. The majority of complications were upper airway obstruction and rashes, which were related with consumption of antibiotics. Airway obstruction and rash occurred mostly in children less than 5 years of age. Corticosteroids were used for treatment of complications in 16proc. patients. No deaths were recorded. Conclusions: The complications among hospitalised children with primary EBV infection were common, but mostly not heavy. We can reduce cases of rashes, if we restrict consumption of antibiotics for children with mononucleosis.
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2007