Chapter 13 HHV-6-induced mononucleosis-like illnesses
Elsevier, 1992
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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses infectious mononucleosis (IM) having characteristics of reactive blood smears, exudative tonsillar pharyngitis, prominent posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, and serologically detectable heterophil antibodies with IM-specific differential absorption traits. Mononucleosis-like illnesses because of HHV-6 can be grouped into four different categories such as patients with tonsillar pharyngitis and cervical lymphadenopathy, patients with short-lived nonspecific viral-type illnesses, patients with viral type illnesses and very abnormal hepatic function thought to have active viral hepatitis (AVH), and patients with occasional febrile illnesses superimposed on underlying or evolving immune deficiency states. HHV-6 infections are worldwide, and an HHV-6-induced IM-like illness refers to only cases where Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections were excluded by appropriate serologic studies.
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Chapter 13 HHV-6-induced mononucleosis-like illnesses
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Gerhard R.F. Krueger ; Horwitz, Charles A. ; Steeper, Theresa A. ; Bertram, Gerhard |
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Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier, 1992 |
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DOI: | 10.1016/s0168-7069(08)70064-8 |
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