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Complications of Glandular fever
Most people recover from glandular fever within a few weeks, but occasionally serious complications can occur, including:
- damage to the nervous system, such as inflammation of the brain (encephalitis or meningitis);
- ruptured or damaged spleen;
- hepatitis;
- pneumonia; and
- anaemia.
It’s estimated that around one in ten people who have glandular fever go on to have long term, chronic fatigue syndrome, with occasional fever and lymph node enlargement.
