An unusual course of legionnaire's disease with myocarditis and thromboembolic complications
| Autor: | ÖZDEMİR, T., ARTVİNLİ, M. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume: 11, Issue: 1 38-40 Marmara Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1019-1941 1309-9469 |
| Popis: | Pneumonia is the most common clinical feature of Legionnaire's disease. Its mostly seen complications are pericarditis, myocarditis, and endocarditis. A 27- year-old man with Legionella pneumonia, was treated and discharged from our hospital without any problem. However, on the 16^ day of erythromycin treatment, myocarditis and then a thrombus in the left ventricle developed. The patient died due to cerebral emboli. |
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