Author(s)

Jyoti Upadhyay¹, Amal Upadhyay², Yusra Mashkoor³, Hamdan Iftikhar Siddiqui³

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Aster Hospitals, Dubai, UAE.
²Department of Gastroenterology, Aster Hospitals, Dubai, UAE.
³Medical Intern, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE.

In this case, a young female presented with non-specific features such as fever, sore throat, headache and fatigue. She went on to develop epigastric pain, darkening of urine and jaundice, with no resolution of prior symptoms. Physical and Laboratory tests confirmed the primary diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis, however, prior history of treatment with multiple drugs led to a diagnosis of DILI as a complication. Appropriate treatment with I.V. antibiotics, hepatoprotective agents, steroids as well as discontinuation of all potential hepatotoxic agents showed significant improvement in patients’ symptoms and overall condition.

Infectious Mononucleosis, Jaundice, Drug Induced Liver Injury, Lymphadenopathy

Upadhyay, J. , Upadhyay, A. , Mashkoor, Y. and Siddiqui, H. (2023) A Case of Infectious Mononucleosis Induced Jaundice Complicated by Possible Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI). Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 13, 89-98. doi: 10.4236/ojcd.2023.134009.