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An unusual presentation of an unusual complication of infectious mononucleosis: haematemesis and melaena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. B. Koay  and
C. Norval
C. B. Koay*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading RG1 5AN.
C. Norval
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading RG1 5AN.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr C. B. Koay, ENT Department. The Radcliffe Infirmary. Woodstock Road. Oxford OX2 6HE.
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Abstract

Tonsillar haemorrhage is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis. We present a case of life-threatening tonsillar haemorrhage secondary to infectious mononucleosis in a young man whose predominant symptoms at presentation were haematemesis and melaena. The origin of the haemorrhage was not obvious until the patient was examined under anaesthesia. The bleeding was controlled by emergency tonsillectomy.

Keywords

Infectious mononucleosisTonsilHaemorrhageHaematemesisMelaena
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 4 , April 1995 , pp. 335 - 336
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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