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]A 15 year old girl presents with fever, malaise and sore throat
Examination reveals tem of 38.3C with cervical lymphadenopathy.
Her results show:
Haemoglobin 12.8g/dl
White cell count 9.8x109/l
Neutrophils 3x109/l
Lymphocytes 4.5x109/l
Blood film reveals atypical mononuclear cells
What is the most likely diagnosis?
1) Acute lymphoblastic Leukamia
2)Brucellosis
3)Epstein Barr viral infection
4)Hodgkins disease
5)Sarcoidosis

infectious mononucleosis (EBV)

The answer is infectious mononucleosis =(no.3 EBV) supported by the age,lymphadenopathy,and atypical cells in the blood film which is very specific for infectious mononucleosis.

nice case , thanx