Clinical features of infectious mononeucleosis in younger and older age groups
Clinical features of infectious mononeucleosis in younger and older age groups
Patients,
percent
≤35 years
≥40
years
Lymphadenopathy
94
47
Pharyngitis
84
43
Fever
75
95
Splenomegaly
52
33
Hepatomegaly
12
42
Rash
10
12
Jaundice
9
27
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Data in patients ≤35 years from Schooley, RT. In: Mandell, GL, Bennett, JE, Dolin, R (eds), Mandell, Douglas and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease, 4th ed, Churchill Livingstone, Inc, New York 1995, p.1364. Data in patients ≥40 years from Axelrod, P, Finestone, AJ. Am Fam Physician 1990; 42:1599.