Pdf mononucleosis infecciosa virus

In young adults, the disease often results in fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, and tiredness. Infectious mononucleosis mono mono symptoms medlineplus. Whereas most ebv infections of infants and children are. Characteristically it consists of fever, lymphadenopaty and acute pharyingitis and ocasionally it will also present. Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in adolescents and adult patients. Epsteinbarr virus ebv is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis, but other viruses can also cause this disease. The infectious mononucleosis im etiology its attributed to several virus, mainly epsteinbarr virus ebv, discovered by epstein. Paul lennon, michael crotty, john e fenton infectious mononucleosis bmj 2015. Aunque su devenir es generalmente benigno, conviene diagnosticarla. Epsteinbarr virus adolescents and adults any infectious mononucleosis 80% cytomegalovirus adolescents and adults any heterophile antibodynegative mononucle osis 5 to 7%. Tindall ea, petersen dc, woodbridge p, schipany k, hayes vm. Infectious mononucleosis disease fact sheet spanish. A handout on infectious mononucleosis, written by the author of this article, is provided on page 1289. Im is a clinical syndrome caused by epsteinbarr virus.

Infectious mononucleosis syndrome, characterized in typical cases by fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudates, cervical adenopathies and atypical lymphocytosis is associated in most cases to epsteinbarr virus ebv infection. Epsteinbarr virus and infectious mononucleosis cdc. Infectious mononucleosis im, mono, also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the epsteinbarr virus ebv. Gilka rocha mercado, daniela murillo rocha medico familiar cimfa central cns, umsa. Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, is an infection usually caused by the epsteinbarr virus. Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in adolescents and adult patients infectious mononucleosis syndrome, characterized in typical cases by fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudates, cervical adenopathies and atypical lymphocytosis is associated in most cases to epsteinbarr virus ebv infection. Epsteinbarr virus, frequently referred to as ebv, is a member of the herpesvirus family and one of the most common human viruses. We now know that the characteristic atypical lymphocytes, carefully described morphologically by downey and. Infectious mononucleosis im is a widely spread systemic viral disease caused in 90% of cases by the epsteinbarr virus evb and approximately 95% of the adult population is ebvseropositive. Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms. See page 1201 for definitions of strengthofrecommendation labels. Infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis syndrome, epsteinbarr virus. Infectious mononucleosis is the name coined by sprunt and evans in 1920 1 for an acute infectious disease consisting of fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis accompanied by atypical large peripheral blood lymphocytes. Enfermedad del beso mononucleosis infecciosa virus del.