Table 1
Clinical and laboratory features in six children with B henselae infectious mononucleosis like illness
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5 | 4 |
| Fever >39°C (days) | 35 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Periorbital oedema | P | P | P | A | P | P |
| Adenomegaly | Cervical submandibular | Cervical submandibular | Cervical submandibular | Cervical | Cervical subandibular | Cervical submandibular |
| Tonsillitis with exudate | P | A | P | P | A | A |
| Nasal obstruction | A | P | P | P | P | P |
| Splenomegaly | P | P | P | A | P | P |
| ESR (mm/h) | 82 | 129 | 100 | 68 | 81 | 54 |
| Leucocytes (× 109/l) | 18 | 11.6 | 28.5 | 20.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Neutrophils (× 109/l) | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 0.59 |
| Platelets (× 109/l) | 500 | 470 | 530 | 465 | 444 | 400 |
| CRP × N1-150 | N | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| IgG (g/l) | 2.30 | 3.82 | 0.96 | 1.43 | 1.78 | 1.46 |
| IgA (g/l) | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.12 |
| IgM (g/l) | 0.78 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.45 |
| Alanine aminotransferase activity | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| B henselaeIFA-IgM | POS | POS | POS | POS | POS | POS |
| B henselaeIFA-IgG | 1/1024 | >1/1024 | >1/1024 | 1/2048 | 1/1024 | 1/1024 |
| Recovery (days) | 60 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
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↵1-150 N, <0.05 g/l. P, present; A, absent; N, normal activity; POS, positive; IFA, immunofluorescence antibody.
