Pneumonia and Osteomyelitis Due to Legionella longbeachae in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Zendy

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Pneumonia and Osteomyelitis Due to Legionella longbeachae in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Author(s) -

Michael McClelland,

Laszlo T. Vaszar,

Frank T. Kagawa

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/386322

Subject(s) - medicine , legionella , legionnaires' disease , osteomyelitis , pneumonia , lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus erythematosus , malignancy , dermatology , immunology , legionella pneumophila , pathology , disease , bacteria , genetics , antibody , biology

A patient with risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus, corticosteroid use, and malignancy received a diagnosis of concomitant pneumonia and osteomyelitis caused by Legionella longbeachae. In this report, the first description of Legionella osteomyelitis, previous cases of extrapulmonary Legionella infection are detailed.

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