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Infectious mononucleosis presenting with spontaneous rupture of bilateral quinsies

Author(s) -

Raman Wadhera,

Vijay Kalra,

Sat Paul Gulati,

Anju Ghai

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 2090-3405

pISSN - 2090-0740

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2012.11.003

Subject(s) - mononucleosis , sore throat , medicine , lymphocytosis , cervical lymphadenopathy , virus , immunology , virology , pathology , disease

Infectious mononucleosis is a viral infection, caused by Epstein-Barr virus, which is characterized by fever, sore throat, lymphadenopathy and atypical lymphocytosis. Bilateral quinsies associated with infectious mononucleosis are described very rarely. Bilateral quinsies are difficult to diagnose clinically because of lack of hallmark signs of peritonsillar abscess and, serious complications can occur due to delayed diagnosis. This is the first reported case of infectious mononucleosis that presented with bilateral sinus formation due to spontaneous rupture of bilateral quinsies

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