Chronic infectious mononucleosis; a case report.
A 39-year-old woman had an adenitis colli followed by anaemia, splenomegaly, atypical lymphoid cells in blood with increased B-lymphocytes, reduced T-suppressor/cytotoxic cells, increased polyclonal IgM, high titres of EB VCA IgG, EB EA IgD&R +/- and EBNA IgG-. The disease progressed slowly for 2 years, splenectomy was followed by clinical improvement; spleen morphology was compatible with a benign disease of viral origin.
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Medical Department, Haukeland Hospital, University of Bergen, Norway.
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Jenum
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Linde
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D000328:Adult; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy