KROK 1 2014 – Question 86 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A 3-year-old child has continuous fever, lymph nodes are enlarged, the amount of lymphocytes in blood is significantly increased. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed antigen of Epstein-Barr virus. What diagnosis can be made based on the information given above?
- A. Infectious mononucleosis
- B. Herpetic lymphadenopathy
- C. Generalized infection caused by herpes-zoster
- D. Burkitt’s lymphoma
- E. Cytomegalovirus infection
Hint
Match the virus detected by ELISA with the clinical syndrome it most typically causes when a child shows fever, swollen nodes and a high lymphocyte count.
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