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Hi, My college age son was just diagnosed with Mono. He was sick a month ago while home on break. The doctors gave him antibiotics, steroid, and Flonase. He also was very sick the month before that. So, he was sick three months in a row. Could each of these illnesses have been mono and he has never gotten rid of it? Is there something I should be concerned about?
Hello dear Understand your concern Infectious mononucleosis is infectious widespread viral disease most commonly caused by the Epstein–Barr virus. It causes fever, sore throat, headache and lymphadenopathy
It is is generally self-limiting, only symptomatic and/or supportive treatments are used 1. avoid heavy physical activity/ weight lifting, that increased abdominal pressure first 3–4 weeks of Medications 2. Paracetamol/ ibuprofen for fever and pain. 3. Prednisone:it is anti inflammatory to reduce symptoms of pharyngeal pain, odynophagia, or enlarged tonsils 4. Antiviral drug valacyclovir: reduce viral sheddingsand leading to a significant decrease in the severity of symptoms 5. Antibiotics, Cefixime: to prevent secondary bacterial infection
You should regularly do USG to know the status of spleen.
Hope this may help you. Best regards Dr. Sagar
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Hello dear Understand your concern Infectious mononucleosis is infectious widespread viral disease most commonly caused by the Epstein–Barr virus. It causes fever, sore throat, headache and lymphadenopathy It is is generally self-limiting, only symptomatic and/or supportive treatments are used 1. avoid heavy physical activity/ weight lifting, that increased abdominal pressure first 3–4 weeks of Medications 2. Paracetamol/ ibuprofen for fever and pain. 3. Prednisone:it is anti inflammatory to reduce symptoms of pharyngeal pain, odynophagia, or enlarged tonsils 4. Antiviral drug valacyclovir: reduce viral sheddingsand leading to a significant decrease in the severity of symptoms 5. Antibiotics, Cefixime: to prevent secondary bacterial infection You should regularly do USG to know the status of spleen. Hope this may help you. Best regards Dr. Sagar