Open AccessConcurrent diphtheria and infectious mononucleosis: difficulties for management, investigation and control of diphtheria in developing countries
Author(s) -
Ana Luíza MattosGuaraldi,
Paulo Vieira Damasco,
Débora Leandro Rama Gomes,
Mariadela Meléndez,
Louisy Sanches dos Santos,
Roberto Marinelli,
Fátima Napoleão,
Priscila Soares Sabbadini,
Cíntia Silva Santos,
Lilian O. Moreira,
Raphael Hirata
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.027870-0
Subject(s) - diphtheria , mononucleosis , medicine , pediatrics , virology , immunology , intensive care medicine , vaccination , virus
We report a case of concurrent diphtheria and infectious mononucleosis in an 11-year-old Brazilian child. Two days after specific treatment for diphtheria was started the patient was discharged following clinical recovery. This case highlights the difficulties in the clinical diagnosis of diphtheria in partially immunized individuals, and for the management and control of diphtheria in developing countries.
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