Analysis of misdiagnosis and differential diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis in adults.
- Author:
Xuedong ZHANG
1
;
Li WANG
;
Ke ZHANG
;
Jingming DUAN
;
Qingchuan DUAN
;
Jianhui ZHAO
;
Shaoxing ZHANG
;
Yan YAN
;
Furong MA
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Diagnostic Errors;
Female;
Humans;
Infectious Mononucleosis;
diagnosis;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Retrospective Studies;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2010;24(24):1129-1131
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the clinical characteristics of infectious mononucleosis (IM) in adults.
METHOD:Medical records of 50 adult IM patients admitted in hospital were analyzed retrospectively.
RESULT:Diagnosis delayed group contained 16 patients (32% of total patients) and was significantly different from the diagnosis in-time group in typical symptoms, signs and laboratory findings of IM.
CONCLUSION:The clinical manifestations of adult IM are rather complicated and nonspecific to diagnosis. History collection and physical examination in detail are helpful for early diagnosis.
