Splenic rupture masquerading as pulmonary embolus in the context of acute Epstein-Barr virus infection and secukinumab therapy

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2021 Oct 2;82(10):1-4. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0506. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Authors

Ceit V Cunningham¹, Amit Kj Mandal¹, Tagrid Hoque¹, Rahul Chauhan¹, Constantinos G Missouris^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
² Department of Clinical Cardiology, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.

PMID: 34726940
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0506

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
Diagnosis, Differential
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections* / complications
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections* / diagnosis
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections* / drug therapy
Herpesvirus 4, Human
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
Splenic Rupture* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
secukinumab