Lin, a 5-year-11-month-boy, had a fever 20 days ago with no obvious trigger and reached the highest oral temperature of 40°C. He visited 2 pediatric hospitals and the results are as follows. 1ª hospital Blood routine test: WBC: 8.7 X10°/L, N: 21%, RBC: 3.36X10/L, BPC: 75x 10°/L, Hb: 109g/L; peripheral blood smear shows: atypical cells 29%. Suspected "infectious mononucleosis" and EBV infection, thus intravenous ganciclovir was given. 2nd hospital No anaemic face, temperature 37.5°C. No superficial lymph nodes were obviously enlarged. Skin rash (-). The liver and spleen was palpable 1.0cm below rib with a soft texture, tenderness (-) and rebounds tenderness (-). All joints had no swollen and tenderness. Blood routine test: WBC: 7.2 X 10°/L, RBC: 3.1x 10°/L, BPC: 64 X 10°/L, Hb: 90g/L, atypical cells 7%. Peripheral blood smear test: blast=18%, L=48%, N=31%. 1. Are liver and spleen palpable in child if there is no hepatosplenomegaly? 2. Why did the 1t hospital doesn't do the liver, spleen and other tests for the patient? 3. Why different results shown in 2 different hospitals? And also the temperature difference?

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Lin, a 5-year-11-month-boy, had a fever 20 days ago with no obvious trigger and reached
the highest oral temperature of 40°C. He visited 2 pediatric hospitals and the results are as
follows.
1st hospital
Blood routine test: WBC: 8.7 X10°/L, N: 21%, RBC: 3.36X10°/L, BPC: 75X 10/L, Hb: 109g/L;
peripheral blood smear shows: atypical cells 29%.
Suspected "infectious mononucleosis" and EBV infection, thus intravenous ganciclovir was
given.
2nd hospital
No anaemic face, temperature 37.5°C. No superficial lymph nodes were obviously enlarged.
Skin rash (-). The liver and spleen was palpable 1.0cm below rib with a soft texture, tenderness
(-) and rebounds tenderness (-). All joints had no swollen and tenderness.
Blood routine test: WBC: 7.2 X 10°/L, RBC: 3.1 X 10°/L, BPC: 64 X 10°/L, Hb: 90g/L, atypical
cells 7%. Peripheral blood smear test: blast=18%, L=48%, N=31%.
1. Are liver and spleen palpable in child if there is no hepatosplenomegaly?
2. Why did the 1t hospital doesn't do the liver, spleen and other tests for the patient?
3. Why different results shown in 2 different hospitals? And also the temperature difference?
Transcribed Image Text:Lin, a 5-year-11-month-boy, had a fever 20 days ago with no obvious trigger and reached the highest oral temperature of 40°C. He visited 2 pediatric hospitals and the results are as follows. 1st hospital Blood routine test: WBC: 8.7 X10°/L, N: 21%, RBC: 3.36X10°/L, BPC: 75X 10/L, Hb: 109g/L; peripheral blood smear shows: atypical cells 29%. Suspected "infectious mononucleosis" and EBV infection, thus intravenous ganciclovir was given. 2nd hospital No anaemic face, temperature 37.5°C. No superficial lymph nodes were obviously enlarged. Skin rash (-). The liver and spleen was palpable 1.0cm below rib with a soft texture, tenderness (-) and rebounds tenderness (-). All joints had no swollen and tenderness. Blood routine test: WBC: 7.2 X 10°/L, RBC: 3.1 X 10°/L, BPC: 64 X 10°/L, Hb: 90g/L, atypical cells 7%. Peripheral blood smear test: blast=18%, L=48%, N=31%. 1. Are liver and spleen palpable in child if there is no hepatosplenomegaly? 2. Why did the 1t hospital doesn't do the liver, spleen and other tests for the patient? 3. Why different results shown in 2 different hospitals? And also the temperature difference?
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