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Case Report

Volume 14, Number 6, June 2023, pages 208-212


Eyelid Edema May Be as a Sign of Dacryoadenitis in the Course of Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Eyelid edema in early mononucleosis known as Hoagland’s sign. Orange arrows indicate palpebral skin edema with evident flattening of the orbitopalpebral sulcus.

Tables

Table 1. Results of the Required Blood Test
 
ExamsResults
ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FT4: thyroxine free; GGT: gamma glutamine transferase; GOT: glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; GPT: glutamic pyruvic transaminase; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; TSH: thyrotropin; WBC: white blood cells.
WBC8.79 × 109/L (n.v. 4 - 10)
Neutrophil granulocyte46.3%
Lymphocytes39.9%
Monocytes9%
ESR2 mm/h (n.v. 2 - 28)
PCR< 0.050 mg/dL (n.v. < 1)
IgM anti-EBV> 160 U/mL (n.v. < 20)
AST (GOT)21 U/L (n.v. < 34)
ALT (GPT)19 U/L (n.v. < 55)
GGT21 U/L (n.v. < 73)
Creatinine0.93 mg/dL (n.v. 0.7 - 1.2)
Azotemia35 mg/dL (n.v. 15 - 50)
TSH5,332 µIU/mL (n.v. 0.4 - 4)
FT411.58 pg/mL (n.v. 10 - 25)

 

Table 2. Cases of Hoagland’s Sign From 1952 to Present
 
AuthorYearNumber of cases
Appelmans et al [17]19671
Decker et al [18]19911
Marchese-Ragona et al [19]20021
Burger et al [20]20051
Inokuchi et al [21]20141
Louppides et al [22]20191
Bonito et al [23]20201
Kano et al [24]20201
Cherif et al [25]20211
Nakagawa et al [26]20211
Otsuki et al [27]20221
Otsuka et al [28]20221
Bronz et al [29]202214
Ricardo et al [30]20221