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Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is a polyclonal lymphoproliferative disease, with an excellent prognosis caused by a virus of the herpes family of viruses known as Epstein-Barr virus. A descriptive study was conducted in order to describe the behavior of inmunoviral and haematological response in patients with infectious mononucleosis, at the José Martí Pérez Provincial Paediatric Hospital of Sancti Spiritus, in the period from May 1 of 2008 to June 30 of 2009. The study sample was 79 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The variables used included: age, permanence of heterophile antibodies in blood, in response to the agglutination test for heterophil antibodies, haemoglobin, leukocyte global counts, absolute and relative lymphocyte counts. The predominant age group was that of 5-9 years (40.5%). 22.8% had anemia, 83.5% had leukocytosis, 93.7% had absolute lymphocytosis and 89.8% had relative lymphocitosis. The agglutination test for heterophil antibodies (Paul Bunnell) was placed in the range of (1:112). The disease predominated in school age, and leukocytosis, absolute and relative lymphocytosis were present in most patients. Paul Bunnell test was placed in positive range. |
