Adolescent infectious mononucleosis with psychosis.
This report describes an adolescent with an acute catatonic schizophrenic illness associated with infectious mononucleosis. The literature and clinical evidence supporting a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis encephalopathy are reviewed. Diagnostic questions in such cases are discussed from a clinical psychiatric perspective. Therapeutic and developmental issues in managing adolescent psychosis of uncertain etiology are explored.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D002389:Catatonia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009443:Neuritis / Q000209:etiology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology*