Epstein-Barr virus infection as a cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 564-567

  Abdel Aziz, Mosaad ^a   El Hoshy, Hassan ^a   Rashed, Mohammed ^b   Qotb, Mohamed ^c   Awad, Seham ^d   Naguib, Nader ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Fayoum University   (Egypt)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy; Children; Epestien Barr virus infection; Infectious mononucleosis

Indexed keywords

HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PETECHIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SPLENOMEGALY; TONSILLITIS; VIRAL PHARYNGITIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EGYPT; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; NECK; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79952738210     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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