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Infectious mononucleosis - Epstein Barr virus (Humanherpes virus 4)
common in adolescents and young adults
Features
Sore throat, LN, pyrexia
malaise, headache, anorexia
palatal petechiae
splenomegaly (50% - rarely spenic rupture), hepatitis
50% lymphocytes (at least 10% atypical)
haemolytic anaemia (2ndary to cold agglutinins IgM)
maculopapular pruritic rash in 99% of those who take amoxil/ ampicillin
Diagnosis - heterophil antibody test (monospot)
Mx
supportive - fluids, rest, no alcohol, simple analgesia
no contact sports for 8/52 (consensus in UK)