We present a case of infectious mononucleosis (IM) in a 14-year-old boy characterized by typical symptoms associated with an unclear serological pattern. At the beginning, an acute EBV infection was excluded because only anti viral capsid antigen (VCA)-IgG antibodies were found without anti VCAIgM. After searching other aetiologies, including the neoplastic ones, serological tests were repeated and anti VCA-IgM antibodies were eventually found, characteristic for acute IM. Probably this was the case of a primary acute IM with delayed onset of anti VCA-IgM.
A CASE OF INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS WITH ATYPICAL SEROLOGY
BONIFACCI, Valentina;BORGNA, Caterina
2009
Abstract
We present a case of infectious mononucleosis (IM) in a 14-year-old boy characterized by typical symptoms associated with an unclear serological pattern. At the beginning, an acute EBV infection was excluded because only anti viral capsid antigen (VCA)-IgG antibodies were found without anti VCAIgM. After searching other aetiologies, including the neoplastic ones, serological tests were repeated and anti VCA-IgM antibodies were eventually found, characteristic for acute IM. Probably this was the case of a primary acute IM with delayed onset of anti VCA-IgM.File in questo prodotto:
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