| Autor: |
Johnson DH; Department of Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA., Modica M; Department of Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA., Coleman R; Department of Medicine at the Louisiana State Univeristy Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA., Sanders CV; Department of Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA., Lopez FA; Department of Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society [J La State Med Soc] 2016 Sep-Oct; Vol. 168 (5), pp. 177-179. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 15. |
| Abstrakt: |
Legionella pneumophila is a major cause of atypical community-acquired pneumonia, which is commonly severe enough to require hospitalization. Though primarily a respiratory infection, Legionellosis involves the central nervous system (CNS) in up to 50% of patients, and diagnosis can be obscured by the absence of obvious respiratory symptomatology. A reversible diffuse encephalopathy is the most common neurologic complication, but focal CNS involvement can sometimes be the initial presentation. We report a case of a woman infected with Legionella pneumophila presenting with vague symptomatology and focal neurologic findings. This report highlights the challenges of early recognition of Legionella infection when neurologic symptoms predominate. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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