PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robinson, Randy G.
TI  - Abdominal Complications Of Infectious Mononucleosis
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.1.3.207
DP  - 1988 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 207--210
VI  - 1
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/1/3/207.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/1/3/207.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1988 Jul 01; 1
AB  - Infectious mononucleosis, a systemic illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, is seen frequently by primary care physicians. Mononucleosis affects several organ systems, and, within the abdomen, there can be splenic involvement, hepatitis, mesenteric lymphadenopathy, hyperplasia of gut-associated lymphoid tissue, pancreatitis, and transient malabsorption. Life-threatening abdominal complications require prompt recognition and intervention. Other abdominal complications, though worrisome, are usually short-lived and resolve without sequelae.