Int J Intern Emerg Med | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Bilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy with Infectious Mononucleosis

Leem S, Banihani R, Wong J, Ratnapalan S, Wong P, Etoom Y. Bilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy with Infectious Mononucleosis. Int J Intern Emerg Med. 2018;1(1):1004

¹Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
²Division of Pediatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
³Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
⁴Department of Newborn and Developmental Pediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Canada
⁵SickKids Research Institute, Canada 6 Department of Pediatrics, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Canada

^*Correspondance to: Yousef Etoom 

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Abstract

A case of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy associated with infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus infection) in a 9-year-old boy who presented with fever, sore throat, and chest pain is described and published literature on hilar lymphadenopathy in infectious mononucleosis is discussed. This is the first reported case of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy with Epstein Barr infection in the absence of other pulmonary pathology. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this possibility in children with infectious mononucleosis presenting with chest pain.

Keywords:

Hilar lymphadenopathy; Epstein-Barr virus; Infectious mononucleosis

Citation:

Leem S, Banihani R, Wong J, Ratnapalan S, Wong P, Etoom Y. Bilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy with Infectious Mononucleosis. Int J Intern Emerg Med. 2018;1(1):1004.