Diagnostic Evaluation of Mononucleosis-Like Illnesses

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Diagnostic Evaluation of Mononucleosis-Like Illnesses Christopher Hurt, MD, Dominick Tammaro, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 120, Issue 10, Pages 911.e1-911.e8 (October 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.12.011 Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Diagnostic algorithm for guidance in evaluation of MLI. CMV=cytomegalovirus; EBV=Epstein-Barr virus; HHV-6=human herpesvirus 6; IM=infectious mononucleosis; LAD=lymphadenopathy; MLI=mononucleosis-like illness; VCA=viral capsid antigen; WBC=white blood cell. *Consider possibility of false-positive heterophile test due to HIV-1 before finalizing diagnosis. Adapted from Tsaparas YF et al, with permission from Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Copyright 2006. College of American Pathologists. The American Journal of Medicine 2007 120, 911.e1-911.e8DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.12.011) Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions