A Case Report of Infectious Mononucleosis after Curettage

Abstract

Background and Objectives Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) infection leading to Infectious Mononucleosis (IM) is one of the etiologies of fever in women after curettage. EBV is a virus that can be transferred from carrier to the recipient through contact. The focus of this article is to bring more awareness to EBV as a rare cause of infection and fever after curettage procedure. Case Report This is a case of a woman who developed fever after curettage procedure. After a series of medical tests, the cause of her fever was found to be IM from an EBV infection. The emphasis of this report is to bring medical team’s attention to both common and uncommon etiologies of fever after an abortion procedure for better diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Keywords

• infections mononucleosis
• curettage
• fever.