High ferritin and myoglobin level in legionella pneumonia: A case report and review of literature | Zendy

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High ferritin and myoglobin level in legionella pneumonia: A case report and review of literature

Author(s) -

Oğuz Karabay,

Nazan Tuna,

Aziz Öğütlü,

HasanTahsin Gozdas

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indian journal of pathology and microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 0974-5130

pISSN - 0377-4929

DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.81651

Subject(s) - legionella , pneumonia , legionella pneumophila , myoglobin , medicine , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , legionnaires' disease , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , genetics

Legionella pneumophila is a cause of both community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia and might cause high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics is crucial. Many clinical and laboratory abnormalities can be observed in the course of Legionella pneumonia. In this study, we aimed to present simultaneously increased serum ferritin and myoglobin level in a legionella case with reference to the relevant literature.

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