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Abstract
A common, acute infection usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN). There is an increase in mononuclear white blood cells and other atypical lymphocytes, generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and occasionally hepatomegaly with hepatitis.
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3 entry terms
- Glandular Fever
- Mononucleosis, Infectious
- Fever, Glandular
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
if not caused by Epstein-Barr Virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN) coord IM with specific infection (IM)
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WC 522
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Infectious Mononucleosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007244. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007244
- Infectious Mononucleosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_mononucleosis
- Infectious Mononucleosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207367