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| Infectious mononucleosis is fairly common and both sexes are affected equally; prognosis is excellent, and major complications are uncommon. This proposed connection led to the use of terms such as "chronic mononucleosis", "chronic EBV infection" and "postviral fatigue syndrome". Early symptoms include headache, malaise, and fatigue followed by a triad of symptoms: sore throat, cervical lymphadenopathy, and temperature fluctuations / fever. Other consequences include increased lymphocytes and monocytes, and development of heterophil antibodies. Serologic test results include a normal to moderately elevated white blood cell count, an increased total number of lymphocytes, greater than 10% atypical lymphocytes, and a positive reaction to a "mono spot" test. Finally, even when EBV antibody tests, such as the early antigen test, suggest that reactivated infection is present, this result does not necessarily indicate that a patient's current medical condition is caused by EBV infection. Therefore, interpretation of laboratory results is somewhat complex and should be left to physicians who are familiar with EBV testing and who have access to the entire clinical picture of a person. |
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