Life-threatening bilateral empyema and mediastinitis complicating infectious mononucleosis

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作者：

Ilias A. Andrianakis

Anastasia N. Kotanidou

Marinos T. Pitaridis

George J. Saroglou

Dimitrios N. Exarhos

Charis S. Roussos

Ion P. Bellenis

机构：

[1] Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Services,

[2] University of Athens,undefined

[3] Evagelismos Hospital,undefined

[4] 45-47 Ipsilantou Street,undefined

[5] Athens,undefined

[6] Greece 10675,undefined

[7] Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,undefined

[8] Evagelismos Hospital,undefined

[9] 45-47 Ipsilantou Street,undefined

[10] Athens,undefined

[11] Greece 10675,undefined

[12] Department of Radiology,undefined

[13] Evagelismos Hospital,undefined

[14] 45-47 Ipsilantou Street,undefined

[15] Athens,undefined

[16] Greece 10675,undefined

来源：

Intensive Care Medicine | 2002年 / 28卷

关键词：

Empyema Mediastinitis Sepsis Infectious mononucleosis;

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摘要：

Infectious mononucleosis, most commonly caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), generally results in mild, self-limited illness characterized by fever, pharyngitis and lymphadenopathy. The young woman presented in our case report had clinical and serologic evidence of infectious mononucleosis and developed cervical abscess, which directly extended into the retropharyngeal space, mediastinum and the pleural spaces without lung involvement. After antibiotic and extensive surgical treatment she made a full recovery.

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