Cytomegalovirus mononucleosis as a cause of prolonged fever and prominent weight loss in immunocompetent adults

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-470

  Rodriguez Bano J ^a   Muniain, M A ^a   Borobio, M V ^a   Corrall, J L ^a   Ramirez E ^a   Perea, E J ^a   Perez Cano, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Diagnosis; Lumphocytosis

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; VIRUS ISOLATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 2642585970     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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