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Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen Associated withLegionellaPneumonia

Author(s) -

Manuel Casanova-Román,

Javier Casas,

Antonio Sánchez-Porto,

Belen Nacle

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2010/846419

Subject(s) - levofloxacin , medicine , clarithromycin , pneumonia , abdominal pain , legionella , spleen , complication , surgery , splenectomy , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , biology , helicobacter pylori

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen associated with Legionella pneumonia is a rare and life-threatening complication; only three cases have been reported to date. The authors describe a case of a 47-year-old man who presented with pneumonia and abdominal pain. He underwent a splenectomy, and was successfully treated with clarithromycin and levofloxacin.

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