Unilateral empyema as a complication of infectious mononucleosis: a pathogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome.
We present a case of a healthy 19-year-old female who developed infectious mononucleosis complicated by unilateral empyema.
Matten
Eric C
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Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Loreta
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D000328:Adult; D004653:Empyema / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D013577:Syndrome