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Disseminated Legionella micdadei infection in a liver transplant patient presenting as pulmonary nodules and a laryngeal lesion
Author(s) -
Bond Allison R.,
Bainbridge Emma,
Doernberg Sarah B.,
Babik Jennifer M.,
Miller Steve,
Khanafshar Elham,
Henry Travis,
David Abel,
Russell Matthew,
Brandman Danielle,
Sherman Courtney B.,
Yao Francis,
Fung Monica
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13563
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , legionella , pathology , biopsy , pulmonary infection , bacteria , genetics , biology
We report a liver transplant patient with disseminated Legionella micdadei infection with pulmonary, laryngeal, and suspected muscle involvement. This organism, which stains weakly acid‐fast, primarily affects immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis is difficult to make; in this case, the organism was identified via molecular diagnostics on laryngeal and pulmonary biopsy tissue.