Table 2.
Case | Symptoms |
Splenomegaly |
Treatment |
Outcome | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever | LAD | Sore throat | Physical exam | Imaging | IV antiviralsa | NAC | Steroids | ||
1 | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | Liver transplant. Alive at 18 months |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | Death. Hospital day #4 |
3 | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | Recovered. Alive at 5 years |
4 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Death. Hospital day #12 |
ND not done, LAD lymphadenopathy, NAC n-acetylcysteine
IV antivirals administered: acyclovir, ganciclovir, famciclovir. See clinical vignettes for timing and dosage