| Literature DB >> 23355576 |
Jonathan Michael Hunter1, Julian Chan, Angeline Louise Reid, Chistopher Tan.
Abstract
A middle-aged man had deteriorated rapidly in hospital after being misdiagnosed with acute alcoholic hepatitis. Acute Legionnaires disease (Legionellosis) was subsequently diagnosed on rapid antigen urinary testing and further confirmed serologically. This led to appropriate antibiotic treatment and complete clinical resolution. Physicians caring for patients with alcohol-related liver disease should consider Legionella pneumophila in their differential diagnosis even with a paucity of respiratory symptoms.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID： 23355576 PMCID： PMC3604377 DOI： 10.1136/bcr-2012-007916
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN： 1757-790X