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Research Article

Infectious Mononucleosis Progressing to Fatal Malignant Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Pages 1215-1221 | Accepted 12 Dec 2002, Published online: 03 Aug 2009
 

Abstract

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection is nearly ubiquitous. While most primary EBV infections are mild and self-limited, occasional patients will develop severe complications of infectious mononucleosis (IM). Potentially fatal complications include fulminant hepatic failure, virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome and lymphoproliferative disorders. We report the case of an apparently immunocompetent 21-year-old woman with IM that progressed within weeks from a polyclonal B cell proliferation to a fatal B cell lymphoma.

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