Clinical Focus ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 1008-1011.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2023.11.008

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Analysis of early risk factors for infectious mononucleosis in children from Chengdu city

Nie Fang(), Luo Jun   

  1. Department of Medical Laboratory,Chengdu Second People's Hospital,Chengdu 610021,China
  • Received:2023-08-15 Online:2023-11-20 Published:2024-01-17
  • Contact: Nie Fang E-mail:niefang168@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the different clinical manifestations and early laboratory risk for infectious mononucleosis (IM) in children caused by Epstein-Barr (EB) virus infection, EB virus infection combined with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP), EB virus infection combined with human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and EB virus infection combined with MP and CMV infection. Methods From October 2015 to April 2023, totally 163 children with IM patients and positive for EB virus who were admitted or first diagnosed in Chengdu Second People's Hospital were recruited. Among them, IM patients with EB virus infection were included in the experimental group, and those with EB virus infection combined with MP infection were included in the control group 1; those with EB virus infection combined with CMV infection were included in the control group 2; and those with EB virus infection combined with MP and CMV infection were included in the control group 3. Gender, age and clinical symptoms of children were collected, and the early laboratory indicators of infection were detected for statistical analyses. Results There were no significant differences in gender, age and incidence of clinical symptoms like fever, tonsil enlargement and lymph node enlargement among the four groups ( P>0.05). Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group 1 ( P<0.05). GGT of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group 2( P<0.05). ALT and GGT of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group 3 ( P<0.05). Conclusion The clinical symptoms of EB virus infection in children with IM are similar to those with the co-infection, but presenting severer liver function impairment. An early routine detection of risk factors for liver function favors early clinical diagnosis and treatment and thus improves the prognosis.

Key words: infectious mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr virus, human cytomegalovirus, mycoplasma pneumonia, risk indicators

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