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Cervical abscess: A life-threatening complication of infectious mononucleosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

G. A. Westmore
G. A. Westmore
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(Boston, Lines)
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Abstract

The former view of infectious mononucleosis as an invariably benign disease has been modified in recent years by reports of life-threatening complications. A case is presented of a deep cervical abscess complicating infectious mononucleosis which came close to a fatal conclusion. The implications for the management of the illness are discussed in the light of this rare event, no exactly similar instance of which has been recorded.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 358 - 359
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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