Atypical infectious mononucleosis in the elderly.

Atypical infectious mononucleosis in the elderly.

A Case of Infectious Mononucleosis with Atypical Serology

We present a case of infectious mononucleosis (IM) in a 14-year-old boy characterized by typical symptoms associated with an unclear serological pattern. At the beginning, an acute EBV infection was excluded because only anti viral capsid antigen (VCA)-IgG antibodies were found without anti VCAIgM. After searching other aetiologies, including the neoplastic ones, serological tests were repeated...

The “ Infectious Mononucleosis Cell

iii infectious mononucleosis has been the subject of controversy. It is now generally accepted that they belong to the lymphocytic series 3 although an occasional worker4 holds out for their monocytic origin. Recently, Paegle,#{176} usmg the electron microscope, found that most of the cells in the blood of l) ttients with infectious mononucleosis contained organelles similar to those of the cel...

Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis).

Glandular Fever: Infectious Mononucleosis