Disciplina de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Disciplina de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
J Med Microbiol. 2011 Nov;60(Pt 11):1685-1688. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.027870-0. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
We report a case of concurrent diphtheria and infectious mononucleosis in an 11-year-old Brazilian child. Two days after specific treatment for diphtheria was started the patient was discharged following clinical recovery. This case highlights the difficulties in the clinical diagnosis of diphtheria in partially immunized individuals, and for the management and control of diphtheria in developing countries.
我们报告了一例 11 岁巴西儿童同时患有白喉和传染性单核细胞增多症的病例。在开始针对白喉的特异性治疗两天后,患者在临床康复后出院。该病例突出了在部分免疫个体中临床诊断白喉以及在发展中国家管理和控制白喉方面的困难。