COMPLICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS
Authors: J N SMITH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 May 1956COMPLICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSISJASON NED SMITH JR., M.D.JASON NED SMITH JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-5-861 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere has been interest in the last few years in the complications of infectious mononucleosis. Scattered reports of these complications have increased but, because examples are still quite unusual, they are accompanied by interest, uncertainty and even excitement at the bedside. It is the purpose of this paper, after a background introduction to infectious mononucleosis, to report an example of this illness accompanied by encephalitis and hemiplegia, and to review comprehensively the known existence and significance of the varied complications. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Received for publication August 8, 1955.From the Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. 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