Offit P A, Fleisher G R, Koven N L, Plotkin S A
J Adolesc Health Care. 1981 Dec;2(2):121-5. doi: 10.1016/s0197-0070(81)80101-5.
Two cases of severe Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) pulmonary involvement are described. Both were documented by EBV-specific serology and other causes of respiratory tract infection were excluded by culture and serology. Our first case describes fatal infectious mononucleosis (IM) with severe pneumonia in a patient without a definable immunologic disorder. Previous cases of pulmonary involvement in IM are reviewed.