title: Fatal lymphoproliferation and acute monocytic leukemia-like disease following infectious mononucleosis in the elderly.
abstract: Three elderly patients are reported, in whom serologically confirmed recent infectious mononucleosis is followed by fatal lymphoproliferation (case 1), by acute monocytic leukemia (case 2), and by acute probably monocytic leukemia (case 3).
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M