title: Medical complications of infectious mononucleosis.
abstract: Infectious mononucleosis is usually a benign, self-limited disease, but complications may develop in up to 5 percent of patients. The complications can be life-threatening and may precede, follow or coincide with the usual symptoms of infectious mononucleosis. Occasionally, a complication is the only clinical manifestation of the disease. Complications may be due to an autoimmune response, a lymphocytic infiltrative reaction, generalized edema of the airway tissues or enlargement of the spleen.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology