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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb;44(2):659-61.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.659-661.2006.

Unilateral empyema as a complication of infectious mononucleosis: a pathogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome

Eric C Matten  1 , Loreta Grecu
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Case Reports

Unilateral empyema as a complication of infectious mononucleosis: a pathogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome

Eric C Matten et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

We present a case of a healthy 19-year-old female who developed infectious mononucleosis complicated by unilateral empyema.

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FIG. 1.
Computed tomography scan of the chest showing consolidation of the left lung and clear right lung with small basilar atelectasis.
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