infectious mononucleosis

Joint Flexibility and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome After Mononucleosis (co-authors include Drs Lenny Jason and Benjamen Katz) Highlights At least 10% of patients meet criteria for ME/CFS 6 months following IM. Previous reports associated joint hypermobility and ME/CFS...

Abstract Background: About 10% of individuals who contract infectious mononucleosis (IM) have symptoms 6 months later that meet criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Our study for the first time examined whether it is possible to predict who will develop...

I wonder whether ME/CFS would be a better primary diagnosis for some of these people? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159121000398 Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Volume 94, May 2021, Pages 259-265 Infectious mononucleosis as a risk factor for depression: A nationwide...

Abstract Objectives Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is often reported to be caused by an infectious agent. However, it is unclear whether one infectious agent might be the cause or whether there might be many different infectious agents. The objective of this study...

Abstract Infectious mononucleosis (IM), mainly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, can result in prolonged symptoms. The objective of this study was to look at the length of sick leave, diagnosis of IM, treatment, and comorbidities in a real-world setting in Germany. This retrospective...

ABSTRACT Background We followed college students before, during, and after infectious mononucleosis (IM) for the development of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Aim We used network analysis to study relationships between pre-illness cytokine data amongst three...

Abstract Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) involves severe fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, and cognitive impairment, leading to functional difficulties; prior studies have not evaluated risk factors with behavioral and immune data collected prior to developing...

A great Stat news article by David Tuller @dave30th Seeking the causes of post-Covid symptoms, researchers dust off data on college students with mononucleosis From 2014 to 2018, DePaul University psychologist Leonard Jason and colleagues collected personal information and blood samples from...

This is a repost of something I wrote about 8 years ago, but that post appears to have been damaged, images lost, etc, so I've attempted to rebuild it as Chalder has just cited this study misleadingly in her lecture on her 30 year career...

Paywalled at https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(19)30123-4/fulltext

I've put this in Research Unrelated to ME/CFS for the time being as the authors seem to do lot of flip-flopping between Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it could be that it should be in Psychosocial Research. Open access at...

As it seems a lot of people go on to develop ME following a virus (children in partic seem particularly susceptible after mono,EBV), I thought I'd take a look at the NICE guidelines for EBV. " Management How should I manage a person with suspected or confirmed glandular fever? Give information...