title: Pericardial effusion as the sole manifestation of infectious mononucleosis.
abstract: A 56-year-old patient presented with fever, dyspnoea and large pericardial effusion, which were the only features of infectious mononucleosis. Atypical cases or infectious mononucleosis are common in older patients. Such a well documented case of effusive pericarditis, however, has not been previously recorded.
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography