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Limited Utility of Serology and Heterophile Test in the Early Diagnosis of Epstein–Barr Virus Mononucleosis in a Child after Renal Transplantation

Medicines, 2020
Background: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in renal transplant (RT) recipients. The spectrum of illness ranges from infectious mononucleosis (IM) to post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder ...
Alexandra Byrne, Rachel Bush, Felicia Johns, Kiran Upadhyay   +3 more
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Infectious diseases and autoimmunity [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction: Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system recognizes and attacks host tissue. In addition to genetic factors, environmental triggers (in particular viruses, bacteria and other infectious pathogens) are thought to play a major role in the ...
Deidda, Silvia, Delitala, Giuseppe, Delogu, Lucia Gemma, Manetti, Roberto   +3 more
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Epstein–Barr virus-associated infectious mononucleosis with acute epididymitis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Infectious mononucleosis due to the Epstein–Barr virus is an infectious disease that causes the appearance of atypical lymphocytes in the peripheral blood; it mainly presents with fever, tonsillar pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy.
Kentaro Sako, Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Ayako Kumabe   +2 more
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Measurement of Epstein-Barr virus DNA load using a novel quantification standard containing two EBV DNA targets and SYBR Green I dye [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection may cause serious, life-threatening complications in immunocompromised individuals. EBV DNA is often detected in EBV-associated disease states, with viral load believed to be a reflection of ...
Ausimmune Investigator Group (AIG), Dwyer, Dominic E, Lay, Meav-Lang J, Lucas, Robyn, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Ratnamohan, Mala, Taylor, Janette   +6 more
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SARS-COV-2 AND EBV COINFECTION IN CHILDREN: CASE REPORTS AND DISCUSSION [PDF]

Journal of IMAB
Coronavirus infection also affects the population aged between birth and 18 years, although in most cases, SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in children follows a milder clinical course than in adults.
Marlena Panayotova, Valentina Tzaneva
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Clinical Characteristics and the Risk Factors of Hepatic Injury in 221 Children With Infectious Mononucleosis

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Background: Infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr Virus infection is a common acute infectious disease in children. About 40–80% of children with infectious mononucleosis have hepatic injury, and hepatic failure is one of the main causes of ...
Chao Zhang, Shu Cui, Shu Cui, Guoshun Mao, Guitao Li   +4 more
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Infectious Mononucleosis and Multiple Sclerosis

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2007
A cohort of 25,234 Danish patients testing positive (at titers of 1/32) for Epstein-Barr virus related mononucleosis (MONO), during the period 1940-1988, was followed for more than 550,000 person-years.
J Gordon Millichap
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Expression of Epstein–Barr Virus–Encoded Small RNA (by the EBER-1 Gene) in Liver Specimens from Transplant Recipients with Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease [PDF]

, 1992
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—associated post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) develops in 1 to 10 percent of transplant recipients, in whom it can be treated by a reduction in the level of immunosuppression.
Anthony J. Demetris, Bush, Crouse, Demetris, Gowing, Hanto, Katz, Lawrence M. Weiss, Locker, Lukes, Markin, Michael Nalesnik, Nalesnik, Nilsson, Parmjeet S. Randhawa, Randhawa, Ronald Jaffe, Rooney, Schuurman, Sheibani, Shibata, Su, Thomas E. Starzl, Weiss, Weiss, Weiss, Yuan Yuan Chen   +26 more
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Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Mononucleosis as an Imitator of Severe Preeclampsia

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2017
Background In pregnancy, conditions presenting with hematologic abnormalities, transaminitis, and proteinuria pose diagnostic challenges in pregnancy. Case We present the case of an 18-year-old woman, G1P0, at 33 weeks' gestation with fever ...
S. Allison Staley, Marcela C. Smid, Sarah K. Dotters-Katz, Elizabeth M. Stringer   +3 more
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Silent Splenic Infarction Following Infectious Mononucleosis Associated with Antiphospholipid Antibodies in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Archives of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Background: The splenic infarction (SI) is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis (IM), especially in paediatric population. The clinical presentation of this condition can vary widely, but it is most often symptomatic (e.g.
Davide Scarponi, Branislava Cosic, Costanza Fiorilli, Anna Rita Di Biase, Lorenzo Iughetti   +4 more
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