Cytomegalovirus mononucleosis typically has fever and lymphocytosis, but in severely immunocompromised patients symptoms include:

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Severely immunocompromised patients with cytomegalovirus mononucleosis can experience severe diarrhea, pneumonitis, hepatitis, and retinitis. Vesicular lesions in oral mucosa and pocks on skin are more commonly associated with other viral infections like herpes simplex and varicella-zoster. Sore throat, fever, and tinnitus are common symptoms of regular mononucleosis and not specific to cytomegalovirus mononucleosis in immunocompromised patients.

Cytomegalovirus Mononucleosis Typically Has Fever and Lymphocytosis, but in Severely