title: [The Epstein-Barr virus and chronic fatigue syndrome].
abstract: Lately discovered chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. The objective of this paper was to detect this syndrome in our patients. 31 patients with cured acute infective mononucleosis were examined by questionnaire, physical check-up and laboratory analyses in order to detect disorders characteristic for chronic fatigue syndrome. Six months after they had been cured, out of 7 patients 5 patients complained of frequent sore throat, fatigue and exhaustion, and a year later, all 5 patients were sleepy and tired all the time. More than a year after the acute illness 19 patients were examined and in 5.6% frequent sore throat and enlarged neck lymph nodes occurred. The gathered results point to disorders characteristic for chronic fatigue syndrome in a high percentage. This pilot study should only be the beginning of examinations of this kind.
authors.affiliation: Medicinski fakultet, Novi Sad.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cvjetković
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brkić
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Madle-Samardzija
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Epstein-Barrov virus i sindrom hronicnog umora.