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An unusual presentation of Legionella pneumonia in a returning traveller.

Robert John Shorten1,2, Jane Norman3, Louise C Sweeney4.   

Abstract

A male patient in his mid-60s presented with a severe pneumonia following return to the UK after travel to Crete. He was diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease (caused by an uncommon serogroup of Legionella pneumophila). He was pancytopenic on admission, and during a long stay on critical care he was diagnosed with a disseminated Aspergillus infection. Bone marrow aspiration revealed an underlying hairy cell leukaemia that undoubtedly contributed to his acute presentation and subsequent invasive fungal infection. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Keywords:  infectious diseases; intensive care; malignant and benign haematology; pneumonia (infectious disease)

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Year:  2019        PMID: 31420430      PMCID: PMC6700655          DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230130

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  BMJ Case Rep        ISSN: 1757-790X


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Review 1.  Early Detection of Legionella pneumophila and Aspergillus by mNGS in a Critically Ill Patient With Legionella Pneumonia After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment: Case Report and Literature Review.

Authors:  Ruiming Yue; Xiaoxiao Wu; Tianlong Li; Li Chang; Xiaobo Huang; Lingai Pan
Journal:  Front Med (Lausanne)       Date:  2021-06-30
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