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Life‐threatening complications of infectious mononucleosis
Author(s) -
Mccurdy John A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197509000-00019
Subject(s) - mononucleosis , medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , immunology , virus
Infectious mononucleosis is a common febrile disorder of children and young adults which is generally benign and self‐limited. Patients with this disorder, however, may develop life‐threatening complications which require prompt recognition and treatment. The clinical features of three such cases are presented and pertinent features of other life‐threatening complications are reviewed.