ALLMedicine™ Mononucleosis Center

Sep 10th, 2020 - We discuss a 23-year-old active duty male who presented to the emergency department with left shoulder pain after deadlifting heavy weights the day prior. His physical examination revealed a nontender and otherwise unremarkable left shoulder with ...

Sep 10th, 2020 - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause hepatitis, encephalomyelitis, and pneumonitis in immunocompromised patients. In contrast, CMV infection of immunocompetent patients can lead to the development of infectious mononucleosis and is typically self-limit...

Aug 25th, 2020 - Chronic active Epstein Barr virus (CAEBV) typically presents as persistent infectious mononucleosis-like disease and/or haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis, reflecting ectopic EBV infection and lymphoproliferation of T and/or NK-cells. Clinical beh...

Aug 18th, 2020 - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), the etiology of which is poorly understood. The most common laboratory abnormality associated with MS is increased intrathecal immunoglobu...

Aug 16th, 2020 - Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of nine human herpesviruses that persist latently to establish permanent residence in their hosts. Periodic activation into the lytic/replicative phase allows such viruses to propagate and spread, but can also cause...

Mar 14th, 2020 - They are usually caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), most commonly herpes, less commonly syphilis, and rarely chancroid (SHAN-kroid). For men who have sex with men, syphilis is the most common cause. Rare cases of mononucleosis (MAA-...

Sep 14th, 2020 - Diagnosis Physical exam Your doctor may suspect mononucleosis based on your signs and symptoms, how long they've lasted and a physical examination. He or she will look for signs such as swollen lymph nodes, tonsils, liver or spleen, and consider h...

Sep 10th, 2020 - We discuss a 23-year-old active duty male who presented to the emergency department with left shoulder pain after deadlifting heavy weights the day prior. His physical examination revealed a nontender and otherwise unremarkable left shoulder with ...

Sep 10th, 2020 - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause hepatitis, encephalomyelitis, and pneumonitis in immunocompromised patients. In contrast, CMV infection of immunocompetent patients can lead to the development of infectious mononucleosis and is typically self-limit...

Aug 25th, 2020 - Chronic active Epstein Barr virus (CAEBV) typically presents as persistent infectious mononucleosis-like disease and/or haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis, reflecting ectopic EBV infection and lymphoproliferation of T and/or NK-cells. Clinical beh...

Aug 18th, 2020 - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), the etiology of which is poorly understood. The most common laboratory abnormality associated with MS is increased intrathecal immunoglobu...

Mar 14th, 2020 - They are usually caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), most commonly herpes, less commonly syphilis, and rarely chancroid (SHAN-kroid). For men who have sex with men, syphilis is the most common cause. Rare cases of mononucleosis (MAA-...

Aug 30th, 2017 - Action Points Patients who have had mononucleosis due to infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may be at increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). Note that the data support the hygiene hypothesis: that being born/spending your early childhood ...

Nov 23rd, 2016 - Nearly 2 decades ago, I was a pediatric infectious diseases fellow fielding a call from a community pediatrician seeking advice on patient management. The patient in question was a 15-year-old male with fever, rash, and cervical adenopathy – a goo.

Jun 2nd, 2015 - Higher levels of education are associated with a decreased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) independent of other established risk factors, according to the Environmental Factors in MS (EnvIMS) study. The case-control study of 953 MS patients and 1,.

May 19th, 2015 - Established risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS) do not appear to impact risk of transverse myelitis (TM) or neuromyelitis optica (NMO), according to a case-control study of participants in the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.