Genital ulcerations as presenting symptom of infectious mononucleosis

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-68

  Lorenzo, C Vivian ^a,b   Robertson, Wendy S ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; PHARYNGITIS; SKIN ULCER; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VULVA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; PHARYNGITIS; SKIN ULCER; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 20044377084     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.1.67     Document Type: Article

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