Airway obstruction in infectious mononucleosis. A case report.
A 3 1/2-year-old child with infectious mononucleosis developed upper airway obstruction because of enlarged tonsils and adenoids; the obstruction resolved spontaneously. The spectrum and management of airway obstruction in infectious mononucleosis is described.
Woolf
D C
DC
Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.
Diedericks
R J
RJ
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous