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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 659-661, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.659-661.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Unilateral Empyema as a Complication of Infectious Mononucleosis: a Pathogenic Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome

Eric C. Matten and Loreta Grecu^*

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Received 16 August 2005/ Returned for modification 13 October 2005/ Accepted 6 December 2005

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

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* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114. E-mail: lgrecu{at}partners.org.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 659-661, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.659-661.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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