Complications

= Complications of Mono =

==Ocassionally, complications of mono can occur. These complications can cause harm to the blood, spleen, nervous system, liver, heart, and lungs. While some of these complications are linked with mono they do not need treatment, others (such as a ruptured spleen) are quite serious. Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (two rare cancers, rare in United States) have also been known as possible, rare, complications of mono. ==

It is possible for complications of mono to occur. Although these mono complications occur infrequently, when they do develop, they can be dramatic. Complications of mono can affect the:

 * **Blood**
 * **Spleen**
 * **Nervous system**
 * **Liver**
 * **Heart**
 * **Lungs.**

 These blood complications of mono usually improve over 1 to 2 months, without any treatment. **Complications of Mono: Ruptured Spleen**
===Once in a while, the spleen can rupture in a sick person with mononucleosis. When the spleen does rupture in situations, it usually happens during the second or third week after getting infected with mononucleosis. Severe abdominal pain is the most usual symptom linked with a ruptured spleen. Surgery can be the only way to treat this complication of mono. ===


 * In 85 percent of cases, these complications improve on their own, without treatment.

Complications of Mono Which May Affect the Liver** It is normal for the liver to be somewhat affected when a person has mononucleosis. Hepatitis, (inflammation of the liver), is usual. Many cases of complication of mono improves without treatment. It is extremely rare for mono to leave any very dangerous or permanent damage to the liver


 * Heart-Related Complications of Mono**

Complications of mono that affect the heart are uncommon but can include: 
 * **Pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the heart)**
 * **Myocarditis (inflammation of the middle layer of the heart wall).**

Possible Long-Term Complications of Mono
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is the cause of most cases of mononucleosis.

Question: If a Person has Mononucleosis, what complications can occur?
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