False positive mononucleosis screening test results associated with Klebsiella hepatic abscess.
False positive heterophile test results for infectious mononucleosis are rare but may lead to diagnostic confusion. A patient with Klebsiella hepatic abscess is described in whom a persistently false positive heterophile test resulted in delayed appropriate diagnosis and therapy.
Ridker
P M
PM
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
Enders
G H
GH
Lifton
R P
RP
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male