Recent infection with epsteinbarr virus is indicated by the presence. Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, is an infection usually caused by the epsteinbarr virus. Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in adolescents and adult patients. Infectious mononucleosis syndrome, characterized in typical cases by fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudates, cervical adenopathies and atypical lymphocytosis is associated in most cases to epsteinbarr virus ebv infection. Infectious mononucleosis is the name coined by sprunt and evans in 1920 1 for an acute infectious disease consisting of fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis accompanied by atypical large peripheral blood lymphocytes. Epsteinbarr virus ebv is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis, but other viruses can also cause this disease. Characteristically it consists of fever, lymphadenopaty and acute pharyingitis and ocasionally it will also present. Assessing highresolution melt curve analysis for accurate detection of gene variants in complex dna fragments. Tindall ea, petersen dc, woodbridge p, schipany k, hayes vm.
Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in adolescents and adult patients infectious mononucleosis syndrome, characterized in typical cases by fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudates, cervical adenopathies and atypical lymphocytosis is associated in most cases to epsteinbarr virus ebv infection. Enfermedad del beso mononucleosis infecciosa virus del. Infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis syndrome, epsteinbarr virus. Aunque su devenir es generalmente benigno, conviene diagnosticarla. Whereas most ebv infections of infants and children are. Infectious mononucleosis mono mono symptoms medlineplus. A handout on infectious mononucleosis, written by the author of this article, is provided on page 1289. In young adults, the disease often results in fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, and tiredness. See page 1201 for definitions of strengthofrecommendation labels. We now know that the characteristic atypical lymphocytes, carefully described morphologically by downey and. Gilka rocha mercado, daniela murillo rocha medico familiar cimfa central cns, umsa. Evolution of ebv or cmv infection is favorable with infrequent complications.
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