Infectious mononucleosis with jaundice and extensive skin rash. (Report of a case).

Case history. A young, unmarried woman, aged 21, complained of malaise, epigastric discomfort, and nausea of approximately two days duration. She had noticed that her urine was " very dark ". On examination, the throat was seen to be slightly injected, and a tender tonsillar adenitis was present on the left side. The skin presented a definite icteric tinge, although the sclerae were of a normal colour. The spleen and liver were not palpable or tender. A specimen of urine was found to contain bile (with Fouchet's test). A diagnosis of infectious hepatitis was made.