TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The Mononucleosis Syndromes
A1  - Lichtman, Marshall A.
A1  - Kaushansky, Kenneth
A1  - Kipps, Thomas J.
A1  - Prchal, Josef T.
A1  - Levi, Marcel M.
Y1  - 2011
N1  - 
T2  - Williams Manual of Hematology, 8e
AB  - Infectious  mononucleosis  is  defined  as  any  blood  lymphocytosis  induced  in  response  to  an  infectious  agent.Usually  greater  than  50  percent  of  the  circulating  white  cells  are  lymphocytes,  more  than  10  percent  of  which  have  the  morphology  of  reactive  lymphocytes  (see  Fig.  53–1).Table  53–1  lists  the  etiologic  agents  that  produce  mononucleosis.Pharyngeal  form:—  Sore  throat  preceded  by  1  to  2  weeks  of  lethargy.—  Epstein-Barr  virus  (EBV)  generally  is  the  cause.Glandular  form  without  pharyngitis:—  Lymph  node  enlargement.—  Usually  caused  by  agents  other  than  EBV,  e.g.,  Toxoplasma  gondii.Typhoidal  form:—  Lethargy  with  fever  or  diarrhea  without  pharyngitis,  usually  as  a  consequence  of  cytomegalovirus  (CMV).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126653190
ER  -