Unexplained Dyspnea in a Young Adult with Epstein–Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis: Pulmonary Involvement or Co-Infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia?

Unexplained Dyspnea in a Young Adult with Epstein–Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis: Pulmonary Involvement or Co-Infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia?

Clinically, in young immunocompetent adults, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) usually manifests as infectious mononucleosis (IM). Typical clinical findings of EBV IM include fever, profound fatigue, pharyngitis, bilateral posterior cervical adenopathy, and splenomegaly. Respiratory involvement with EBV IM m...

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Main Authors: Burke A. Cunha, Scarlet Herrarte Fornos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
bacterial and viral co-infection
non-exudative pharyngitis
community-acquired pneumonia
atypical pneumonia
cold agglutinins
atypical lymphocytosis
elevated serum transaminases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/6/9/83

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