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Separation of Immune Cell Subpopulations in Peripheral Blood Samples from Children with Infectious Mononucleosis
Published on: September 7, 2022
Epstein-Barr virus induced skin rash in infectious mononucleosis
Yutaro Akiyama1, Masahiro Ishikane1, Norio Ohmagari1
1Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
•Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes infectious mononucleosis (IM) with skin rash.•EBV skin rash in IM is known to appear after exposure to antimicrobials.•However, skin rash sometimes occur even in the absence of antimicrobial exposure.•Clinicians must consider EBV skin rash in IM regardless of antimicrobial exposure.
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