VEB-mononucleosis in children at the hospital stage in modern conditions

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VEB-mononucleosis is an actual infection of childhood. We analyzed 764 medical records of inpatients with VEB mononucleosis. Two groups of patients were formed: group I (young age) was 411 people (from 1 to 7 years), group II (school age) 353 people (from 7 to 17 years). In the I group, boys predominated, the peak of the disease occurred in the spring period, in group II – girls, the incidence of the incidence was noted in the winter. In both groups, moderate forms of the disease predominated, 684 people (89.5%). Severe forms of the disease prevailed in the children of group II. In group I the di­sease began acutely, and in the second group – subacute. In both groups, the whole syndrome of VEB mononucleosis was observed: fever, intoxication, acute tonsillitis, lymphadenopathy. The defeat of the nasopharynx and hepatosplenomegaly was more common in the I group. In this case, the increase in the size of the liver and spleen was up to 2 cm from the age norm. In the biochemical analysis of blood, an increase in ALT activity was detected with the same frequency in both age groups. Moreover, in the I group there was a moderate activity of ALT, in the II group – more significant. In clinical blood analysis, most patients in both age groups had leukocytosis. Lymphocytosis was more common in children of group I. Monocytosis was more common in children of group II. Increased ESR was observed in both groups with the same frequency. Atypical mononucleary in children of the I group appeared on the first, and in the older group – on the second week of the disease. A set of laboratory methods was used to diagnose VEB mononucleosis. In 100% of the observed children receiving viferon, there was a significant decrease in the duration of fever, intoxication, acute tonsillitis, lymphadenopathy, adenoiditis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and reduction in hospital stay.

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Vladimir N. Timchenko

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: detinfection@mail.ru

MD, PhD, Dr Med Sci, Professor, Head, Department of Infectious Diseases in Children named after Prof. M.G. Danilevich

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Svetlana L. Bannova

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases in Children named after Prof. M.G. Danilevich

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Natalia V. Pavlova

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases in Children named after Prof. M.G. Danilevich

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Elena B. Pavlova

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Tatyana A. Kaplina

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases in Children named after Prof. M.G. Danilevich

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Anna V. Fedorova

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases in Children named after Prof. M.G. Danilevich

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Oksana V. Bulina

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation AF and DPO

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Alexey L. Balashov

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: balashovAL7@yandex.ru

Associate Professor, Department of Propedeutics of Children's Diseases with a Course of General Care

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Jean-Claude Hakizimana

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Email: detinfection@mail.ru

Postgraduate Student, Department of Infectious Diseases in Children named after Prof. M.G. Danilevich

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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3. Fig. 2. Clinical efficacy of viferon in young children with VEB mononucleosis (days)

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4. Fig. 3. Clinical efficacy of viferon in school-age children with VEB mononucleosis (days)

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Copyright (c) 2018 Timchenko V.N., Bannova S.L., Pavlova N.V., Pavlova E.B., Kaplina T.A., Fedorova A.V., Bulina O.V., Balashov A.L., Hakizimana J.

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