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A 14-year-old boy is brought to the physician ...
Infectious mononucleosis ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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Just because heโ€™s having (unprotected) sex doesnโ€™t mean he doesnโ€™t have simple infectious mononucleosis. The sex implies heโ€™s also kissing someone! Pharyngitis + lymph nodes + fatigue = mono.

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titanesxvi  The triad of classic symptoms for infectious mononucleosis is lymphadenopathy (swollen glands), splenomegaly (large spleen), and exudative pharyngitis accompanied by high fever, malaise, and often hepatosplenomegaly (large liver and spleen) +3
athenathefirst  What got me was the creamy exudate which made me change my answer to candida :( +



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