title: An unusual case of atypical lymphocytosis.
abstract: Atypical lymphocytosis due to infections is classically seen in viral and chronic bacterial infections. A four year old boy with acute streptococcal infection presented at Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Oman, with follicular tonsillitis and bilateral cervical lymphadenitis. The blood film showed 33% atypical lymphocytes. Serologically, immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies were positive for cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and Epstein Barr virus, but the patient responded dramatically to antibiotics.
authors: Department of Laboratory, Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors: Suresh
authors: S
authors: Venugopal
authors: Jessy
authors: J
authors: George
authors: Salima S
authors: SS
authors: Al-Harthy