Cervical abscess: a life-threatening complication of infectious mononucleosis.
The former view of infectious mononucleosis as an invariably benign disease has been modified in recent years by reports of life-threatening complications. A case is presented of a deep cervical abscess complicating infectious mononucleosis which came close to a fatal conclusion. The implications for the management of the illness are discussed in the light of this rare event, no exactly similar instance of which has been recorded.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck