Mild infectious mononucleosis presenting with transient mixed liver disease: Case report with a literature review

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1314-1316

  Lawee, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LIVER DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LIVER DISEASES;

EID: 38849096558     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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