What are the symptoms, complications, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious mononucleosis? Symptoms Complications Diagnosis Treatment The virus ha...

What are the symptoms, complications, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious mononucleosis?
Symptoms
Complications
Diagnosis
Treatment
The virus has an incubation period of 4 to 6 weeks and targets B lymphocytes, affecting lymphoid tissues such as tonsils and spleen.
In children, the symptoms are often similar to childhood flu-like symptoms and may go unnoticed.
The patient experiences fatigue, malaise, and tiredness 2 weeks before the onset of fever, which tends to be high (38°-39°C) and continuous, lasting from 2 to 14 days.
Complications may include obstruction of the upper airways, hematological complications such as anemia and thrombocytopenia, neurological complications, arthralgia, myalgia, splenomegaly, and liver involvement.
The diagnosis is made through clinical examination and laboratory confirmation, including hematological tests that show lymphocytosis and atypical lymphocytes, and positive serology for specific antibodies.
Treatment consists of supportive therapy to alleviate symptoms, such as analgesics, antipyretics, and anti-inflammatory drugs (except aspirin and NSAIDs), and corticosteroids in more severe cases.