¹ Pediatrician, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
² Radiologist, American Hospital Center, Pristina, Kosovo.
³ Pediatric Infectious Disease Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
⁴ Psychologist, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(02), 538-543
Received on 20 December 2022; revised on 29 January 2023; accepted on 01 February 2023
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpesvirus that is ubiquitous in nature, and most of the world population is infected by it. Infectious Mononucleosis (IM) is the most common clinical syndrome caused by EBV. This study was conducted to valuate epidemiological and clinical features of Infectious Mononucleosis caused by EBV in children. In it were enrolled 107 children 0-14 years old hospitalized with the diagnosis of Infectious Mononucleosis. Children ranged from 8-months old to 12.5years old, median age was 4.74 years. Fever was the most prominent feature in 97% of cases followed by lymphadenitis and pharyngitis in 79% and 78% of cases. Hepatitis was found in 55% of children. Classic syndrome of Infectious Mononucleosis was more prevalent in older children. Conclusively the probability of developing Infectious Mononucleosis after primary EBV infection correlates with age, young children are often moderately ill, presenting with atypical or partial Infective Mononucleosis syndrome.
Infectious Mononucleosis; Children; Fever; Pharyngitis; Lymphadenitis
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Elda Skenderi, Admir Sulovari, Gjeorgjina Kuli-Lito and Alberta Shkembi. Childhood infectious mononucleosis. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(2), 538-543. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.2.0206