Lin, a 5-year-11-month-boy. He-had a fever 20 days ago with no obvious trigger and reached the highest oral-temperature of- 40°C, he was suspected "infectious mononucleosis", thus intravenous ganciclovir was given and his blood was extracted to check for anti-EBV antibody simultaneously. After 6-days of intravenous ganciclovir, his body temperature still fluctuated at around: 38°C. Anti-EBVVCA-IgM(-), anti-VCA-IgG(+) The physician stopped intravenous ganciclovir and gave a one-week oral antivirus drug regimen and told the parents to come back for the blood routine and blood smear after a week. However, Lin's oral temperature still fluctuated at around 38.5°C after the regimen and complained of weakness, significant headache, and bilateral elbow joints pain. 1. Does changing intravenous to oral antiviral drug mean that this patient is
Lin, a 5-year-11-month-boy. He-had a fever 20 days ago with no obvious trigger and reached the highest oral-temperature of- 40°C, he was suspected "infectious mononucleosis", thus intravenous ganciclovir was given and his blood was extracted to check for anti-EBV antibody simultaneously. After 6-days of intravenous ganciclovir, his body temperature still fluctuated at around: 38°C. Anti-EBVVCA-IgM(-), anti-VCA-IgG(+) The physician stopped intravenous ganciclovir and gave a one-week oral antivirus drug regimen and told the parents to come back for the blood routine and blood smear after a week. However, Lin's oral temperature still fluctuated at around 38.5°C after the regimen and complained of weakness, significant headache, and bilateral elbow joints pain. 1. Does changing intravenous to oral antiviral drug mean that this patient is
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Transcribed Image Text:Lin, a 5-year-11-month-boy. He-had a fever 20 days ago with no obvious trigger and
reached the highest oral-temperature of- 40°C, he was suspected "infectious
mononucleosis", thus intravenous ganciclovir was given and his blood was extracted
to check for anti-EBV antibody simultaneously.
After 6-days of intravenous ganciclovir, his body temperature still fluctuated at around:
38°C. Anti-EBVVCA-IgM(-), anti-VCA-IgG(+)
The physician stopped intravenous ganciclovir and gave a one-week oral antivirus
drug regimen and told the parents to come back for the blood routine and blood smear
after a week. However, Lin's oral temperature still fluctuated at around 38.5°C after
the regimen and complained of weakness, significant headache, and bilateral elbow
joints pain.
1. Does changing intravenous to oral antiviral drug mean that this patient is
recovering?
2. What would you do if you were the patient's parent?
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