Abstract
Atypical lymphocytosis due to infections is classically seen in viral and chronic bacterial infections. A four year old boy with acute streptococcal infection presented at Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Oman, with follicular tonsillitis and bilateral cervical lymphadenitis. The blood film showed 33% atypical lymphocytes. Serologically, immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies were positive for cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and Epstein Barr virus, but the patient responded dramatically to antibiotics.
Publication Date
11-30-2008
First Page
353
Last Page
355
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Recommended Citation
Venugopal, Suresh; George, Jessy; and Al-Harthy, Salima S.
(2008)
"An Unusual Case of Atypical Lymphocytosis,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 8: 353-355.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2748
