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Trattare la mononucleosi?

SHOULD INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS BE TREATED?

M. Fontana

Giugno 2000 - pagg. 365 -366

Abstract
Symptoms are usually mild in young children, but in older children and adolescents systemic and pharingeal complains can be more severe, sometimes with significant airway obstruction. Only supportive care is usually recommended. This paper reports the risults of a recent meta-analysis reviewing the use of acyclovir in IM. This review concludes that acyclovir is effective when administred whithin the first seventytwo hours from the onset of the disease and recommends acyclovir for immunocompromised patients. Pros and cons of steroids treatment is also discussed and the authors conclude that the risks outweigh the benefits.
Parole chiave
IT Aciclovir Corticosteroidi Mononucleosi infettiva
EN acyclovir Corticosteroids Infectious mononucleosis
Suggerite dall'AI
IT Faringite Prednisolone Sindrome emofagocitica
EN Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Pharyngitis Prednisolone
Classificazione MeSH
Acyclovir (43) Adrenal Cortex Hormones (256) Herpesvirus 4, Human (38) Infectious Mononucleosis (42) Pharyngitis (79)
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