Infectious Mononucleosis Syndrome in Alzahra Referral Educational Medical Center, Isfahan, Iran

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Student of Medicine, School of Medicine AND Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Epidemiologist, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: Infectious mononucleosis (IM) syndrome is an acute disease that often occurs after primary infection with Epstein-Bar virus. Because of high prevalence of this syndrome in our country and few researches about that, this study was done in Alzahra referral educational medical center in Isfahan, Iran.Methods: In this descriptive study, during 2001-2012, 49 patients with Infectious mononucleosis syndrome hospitalized in Alzahra medical center were studied for demographic features, signs, symptoms and laboratory findings. The data were achieved from hospital records, entered to special questionnaire and finally analyzed.Findings: There were 25 (51%) men and 24 (49%) women. The mean age of patients was 21.2 ± 9.6 with the range of 3-44 years. The most prevalent signs were fever, sore throat, painful swallowing (odynophagia) and chill and the most prevalent symptoms were exudative pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly.Conclusion: According to the results, prevalence of signs, symptoms and laboratory findings in patients with Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in Alzahra medical center in Isfahan were similar to global statistics. But, this study was done in one medical center and there is not any study like this in our country; therefore, more studies should be done in other centers in our country.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 33, Issue 336 - Serial Number 336
March and April 2015
Pages 792-799

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  • Receive Date: 08 March 2015
  • Revise Date: 29 April 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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