Corticosteroids are used often in the treatment of infectious mononucleosis, and for reasons beyond usual criteria, according to a study in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck ...

Ninety-four patients with infectious mononucleosis and symptoms ⩽7 days were randomized to treatment with oral acyclovir (800 mg 5 times/day) and prednisolone (0.7 mg/kg for the first 4 days, which ...

CONFLICTING reports on the effectiveness of aureomycin in the treatment of infectious mononucleosis have appeared in the past year. Lyons and Hard 1 studied 43 cases, — 25 controls and 18 treated ...

Infectious mononucleosis, colloquially referred to as "mono," is a benign infection characterized by fever, swollen lymph nodes and fatigue that may continue for weeks or months. Mono is also called ...

Perorally administered acyclovir was evaluated in the therapy of acute infectious mononucleosis in a multicentered, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. A total of 120 patients received ...

One researcher wasn't impressed with research on infectious mononucleosis when he wrote his first published review on it back in the 1990s, and he still isn't. Early diagnosis of mono is key in ...

Mononucleosis (Mono) is one of those illnesses most people are vaguely aware exists but may not know all that much about. Mono causes symptoms that can be confused with a bad cold, the flu, or even ...

Athens, Ga. - The University of Georgia's Mark Ebell wasn't impressed with research on infectious mononucleosis when he wrote his first published review on it back in the 1990s. He still isn't--a ...

Infectious mononucleosis is an illness caused by a viral infection. It is commonly called mononucleosis, or "mono." Mononucleosis is most often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. In some cases, it is ...

Measuring a patient's ratio of white blood cell types may help physicians accurately distinguish between the similar conditions infectious mononucleosis and bacterial tonsillitis, potentially guiding ...

JAUNDICE in infectious mononucleosis was first described in 1923 by Downey and McKinlay. 1 Since that time, scattered reports of its occurrence have appeared. 2–21 Martin, 8 in 1941, described 13 ...