Infectious mononucleosis - BMJ

tinguishes infectious mononucleosis from bacterial tonsil - litis (where the lymphadenopathy is usually limited to the upper anterior cervical chain). These signs were found in 98% of patients with a diagnosis of infectious mononucleo - sis.6 Other common physical signs include palatal petechiae (25-50%), splenomegaly (8%),w15 hepatomegaly (7%),

  Infectious, Tonsil