Infectious mononucleosis in splenectomised patient

Skin rash in a patient with infectious mononucleosis.

To cite: Kenzaka T, Ueda Y. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-010236 DESCRIPTION A 24-year-old woman with no notable medical history visited a clinic because of fever, sore throat and posterior cervical adenopathy since 3 days. Her body temperature was 38°C. Ampicillin was prescribed for sore throat and adenopathy. Four days later, she develope...

Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis).

Glandular Fever: Infectious Mononucleosis

Granulocyte changes in infectious mononucleosis.

Various changes in the granulocytes have been investigated in a large series of patients with infectious mononucleosis. A high proportion of cases regularly show a neutropenia with a shift to the left during the first three to four weeks of the disease; these changes, though transient, may be profound. The band cells present during the acute phase of the disease also show certain alterations in...

Chronic infectious mononucleosis.

I N A GROUP of 2.06 patients who had infectious mononucleosis, had some symptoms which persisted for from three months to at least four years or longer. The syndrome included ease of fatigue, exhaustion, aching of the legs, weakness, depression, afternoon elevation of temperature (99.8 to 101 F.), moderate splenomegaly, low blood pressure, low blood sugar, often low specific gravity of the urin...