Infectious mononucleosis

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• Synonyms

  • Glandular fever
  • Pfeiffer's disease
  • Kissing disease

• Causes

  • Epstein Barr virus

• Effects

  • Chronic headache
  • Pharyngitis
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Generalised lymphadenopathy
  • Splenomegaly
  • Splenic response to infection
  • Palatal petaechiae
  • Cold antibody haemolysis
  • Viral meningitis
  • Antiplatelet antibody
  • Atypical mononeucleocytes
  • Monospot test positive
  • Reed-Sternberg cell positive
  • Positive VDRL

• Parents

  • Contagious disease
  • Childhood infections

• Treatments

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  • Acyclovir
  • Glucocorticoid

• Description

  • "Ampicillin gives erythema multiforme. Often misdiagnosed as streptococcal pharyngitis and given ampicillin. Splenomegaly is the clue. Self-limiting.Only symptomatic treatments . "