RT Book, Section
A1 Lichtman, Marshall A.
A1 Kaushansky, Kenneth
A1 Prchal, Josef T.
A1 Levi, Marcel M.
A1 Burns, Linda J.
A1 Linch, David C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1189335108
T1 The Mononucleosis Syndromes
T2 Williams Manual of Hematology, 10e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269204
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1189335108
RD 2024/04/25
AB Infectious  mononucleosis  is  defined  as  any  blood  lymphocytosis  induced  in  response  to  an  infectious  agent.Usually  greater  than  50%  of  the  circulating  white  cells  are  lymphocytes,  more  than  10%  of  which  have  the  morphology  of  reactive  lymphocytes  (Figure  53–1).Table  53–1  lists  the  etiologic  agents  that  produce  mononucleosis.Pharyngeal  form:—  A  sore  throat  is  preceded  by  1  to  2  weeks  of  lethargy.—  Epstein-Barr  virus  (EBV)  generally  is  the  cause.Glandular  form  without  pharyngitis:—  Lymph  node  enlargement  occurs.—  The  usual  cause  is  an  agent  other  than  EBV  (eg,  Toxoplasma  gondii).Typhoidal  form:—  Lethargy  with  fever  or  diarrhea  without  pharyngitis,  usually  as  a  consequence  of  cytomegalovirus  (CMV).