Angioedema Related to Infectious Mononucleosis

Dağlı D. L., YÜKSEL H., Tunca S., YILMAZ Ö.

Trends in Pediatrics, vol.3, no.2, pp.51-53, 2022 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tp.galenos.2022.74745
  • Journal Name: Trends in Pediatrics
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.51-53
  • Keywords: Angioedema, Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the Herpes-viridae family, is a microorganism could be present in various clinical presentations, from upper respiratory tract infection findings to asymptomatic liver function test elevation, from facial paralysis to angioedema. This case report has been prepared to emphasize EBV infection as a rare factor in the etiology of angioedema.