Enfermedad infecciosa aguda caracterizada por fiebre, faringitis, hipertrofia de los ganglios linfáticos del cuello, y un incremento de los linfocitos periféricos. Está producida por el virus de Epstein-Barr. <(A.): Infektiöse mononukleose, mononucleosis infectiosa, Pfeiffer-drüsenfieber, Pfeiffersche krankheit, monozytenangina.
<(F.): Mononucléose infectieuse, kissing fever; syndrome mononucléosique: Infection commune et aiguë habituellement due au virus Epstein-Barr (herpesvirus 4, humain) associant dans le sang, une augmentation des cellules blanches mononucléées ainsi que des lymphocytes atypiques, une lymphadénopathie généralisée, une splénomégalie et plus rarement une hépatomégalie avec hépatite.
<(In.): Infectious mononucleosis, monocyte angina, Pfeiffer's glandular fever: a common, acute, usually self-limited infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, characterized by fever, membranous pharyngitis, lymph node and splenic enlargement, lymphocyte proliferation, and the presence of atypical lymphocytes, and giving rise to various immune reactions, including the development of a transient heterophile and a persistent Epstein-Barr virus antibody response. Potential complications include hepatitis and encephalomeningitis. It affects primarily adolescents and young adults, being spread by saliva transfer and possibly other modes; in children the infection is largely subclinical.
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