title: [Mononucleosis caused by cytomegalovirus].
abstract: Sixteen cases of mononucleosis due to cytomegalovirus, are presented. The selection of patients was based on clinical criteria. Symptoms are compared with another series of patients affected with mononucleosis by Epstein-Barr virus. We have not found differences comparing the fever, cervical adenopathies and faringoamigdalitis. Differences were significant in hepatomegaly. We conclude that the clinical picture of cytomegalovirus mononucleosis is very similar to those of the Epstein-Barr mononucleosis.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil de la Seguridad Social La Paz, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lajo Plaza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: del Castillo Martín
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez Zapico
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Mononucleosis por citomegalovirus.