Dual infections of the immune system in patients with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection mimicking chronic fatigue syndrome. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1994. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Dual infections of the immune system in patients with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection mimicking chronic fatigue syndrome.

Can Dis Wkly Rep. 1991 Jan;17 Suppl 1E:29-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94073999
Purtilo DT

Abstract: The etiologic bases of CFS are undetermined at the present time. It is very important to distinguish the patients with CFS as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) case definition of Holmes et al. from patients with physical and laboratory findings suggesting dual infections and/or underlying immunodeficiency. Particularly fruitful might be a longitudinal immunovirologic study of patients who exhibit CFS following a well-documented viral infection.
Keywords: Diagnosis, Differential Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/*DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Human Immunologic Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDdiagnosis,differentialfatiguesyndrome,chronic/KWDdiagnosis/etiologyhumanimmunologicdiseases/KWDdiagnosis/etiologyjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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