PLEURAL EFFUSION IN INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS

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Case Reports1 July 1954PLEURAL EFFUSION IN INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSISJOHN B. VANDER, M.D.JOHN B. VANDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-1-146 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe extremely variable clinical manifestations of infectious mononucleosis may best be understood from studies1of the histologic features of the disease. These have shown widespread cellular infiltrations involving almost every organ in the body. While the lymph nodes and spleen usually are involved, pathologic changes are also common in the liver, kidney, heart, testis, central nervous system and lung. These changes are described as multiple localized infiltrations of mononuclear cells and small lymphocytes which may compress or replace normal parenchyma. The clinical pattern accordingly will vary with the organs affected, and the great diversity of symptoms is explained by the...Bibliography1. AllenKellner FHA: Infectious mononucleosis: an autopsy report, Am. J. Path. 23: 463-471, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. WechslerRosenblumSills HFAHCT: Infectious mononucleosis; report of epidemic in an Army Post. Part I, Ann. Int. Med. 25: 113, 1946. LinkGoogle Scholar3. PowerBoucher PFT: Some notes on two cases of glandular fever, J. Roy. Army M. Corps 56: 293, 1931. Google Scholar4. Farley DL: Acute infectious mononucleosis, M. Clin. North America 21: 1139, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Erf LA: Acute infectious mononucleosis with unidentified structures in the supravital preparations of the lymph nodes, J. Mt. Sinai Hosp. 3: 113, 1936. Google Scholar6. Otto E: Beitrag zur Charakteristik der lymphatischen Angina (Monozytenangina), München. med. Wchnschr. 82: 463, 1935. Google Scholar7. Gooding SE: On glandular fever or infective mononucleosis, Practitioner 127: 468, 1931. Google Scholar8. DuBois AH: De la pathogénie de l'angine à monocytes, Acta med. Scandinav. 73: 237, 1930. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication October 9, 1953.From the Medical Service of the United States Public Health Service Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA case of cytomegalovirus mononucleosis associated with pleural effusionAtypical PresentationsSevere Epstein-Barr virus pulmonary involvementPleural Effusion in Infectious MononucleosisReplyPulmonary involvement in infectious mononucleosisEpstein-Barr Virus PneumoniaMononucleosis infectiosa (Pfeiffer’sches Drüsenfieber)Mononucleosis infectiosa (Pfeiffer’sches Drüsenfieber)COMPLICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS*JASON NED SMITH JR., M.D. 1 July 1954Volume 41, Issue 1Page: 146-151KeywordsHeartInfectious diseasesKidneysLiverLungsLymph nodesLymphocytesMedical servicesPleural effusionSpleen ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...