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Pediatric Emergency Care:
March 2004 - Volume 20 - Issue 3 - pp 181-184
Illustrative Cases

Positive Heterophile Antibody Test and Massive Splenomegaly in an Adolescent With Previously Unsuspected Gaucher Disease

Chou, Stella T. MD; Shah, Samir S. MD; Hodinka, Richard L. PhD; Cohen, Alan R. MD

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Abstract

Abstract: Mild splenomegaly is common in patients with Epstein-Barr virus-associated infectious mononucleosis. Massive splenomegaly, however, is rare and requires further evaluation to exclude other causes. We report an adolescent girl with previously undiagnosed type 1 Gaucher disease who presented with massive splenomegaly. The diagnosis of her underlying condition was hampered by the presence of a positive heterophile antibody test for infectious mononucleosis.

© 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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