Diffuse Pneumonia Associated with Infectious Mononucleosis: Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus in Lung Tissue by In Situ Hybridization

In adults pulmonary involvement during acute infectious mononucleosis is rare, and the primary cause of pneumonitis is not always clear. A 34-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of fever, sore throat, and malaise. He had had a dry cough with breathlessness during physical exertion in the se...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 578 - 579
Main Authors:	Sriskandan, Shiranee, Labrecque, Louise G., Schofield, John
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01-03-1996 University of Chicago Press
Subjects:	Adult Antibodies, Viral - blood Biological and medical sciences Biopsies Brief Reports Diseases DNA, Viral - analysis Epstein Barr virus infections Epstein-Barr virus Herpesvirus 4, Human - isolation & purification Human herpesvirus 4 Human viral diseases Humans In Situ Hybridization Infectious diseases Infectious mononucleosis Infectious Mononucleosis - pathology Infectious Mononucleosis - virology Lung - pathology Lung - virology Lungs Lymphocytes Male Medical sciences Pneumonia, Viral - pathology Pneumonia, Viral - virology Viral diseases Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases Viral pneumonia Gammaherpesvirinae Human Lung disease Pneumonia Respiratory disease Herpesviridae Lung Epstein Barr virus Infectious mononucleosis Infection Virus Microbiological investigation Viral disease Complication Diagnosis Molecular biology
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