Infectious mononucleosis lymphoadenitis showing histologic findings indistinguishable from toxoplasma lymphadenitis. A report of three cases

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 361-364

  Kojima, Masaru ^a   Kashimura, Makoto ^b   Itoh, Hideaki ^c   Noro, Masahiro ^b   Matsuda, Hazuki ^a   Tsukamoto, Norihumi ^d   Akikusa, Bunshiro ^b   Masawa, Nobuhide ^a   Morita, Yukio ^e  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Matsudo City Hospital   (Japan)

^c MAEBASHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO KASEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical findings; Infectious mononucleosis; Lymph node toxoplasmic lymphadenitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; GERMINAL CENTER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SORE THROAT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953233226     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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