Positive differential heterophile antibody test. Persistence in a symptomatic patient.
A patient who had documented mononucleosis in June 1971 has been persistently symptomatic since that time, with easy fatigability and weight loss. He has also had a positive differential heterophile antibody test for mononucleosis for 14 months. Although no evidence for active Estein-Barr virus (EBV) infection was discovered, the possibility of a chronic EBV infection is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile / Q000032:analysis*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006736:Horses / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile; D000914:Antibodies, Viral