Open AccessFatalLegionella pneumophilaserogroup 1 pleural empyema: A case report
Author(s) -
François Maillet,
Nicolas Bonnet,
Typhaine Billard-Pomarès,
Fatma Magdoud,
Yacine Tandjaoui-Lambiotte
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3141
DOI - 10.5492/wjccm.v8.i6.99
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , empyema , pleural empyema , legionella pneumophila , parapneumonic effusion , surgery , pneumonia , chest pain , pleural cavity , pleural fluid , genetics , biology , bacteria
Legionella pneumophila ( L. pneumophila ) is a gram-negative intracellular bacillus composed of sixteen different serogroups. It is mostly known to cause pneumonia in individuals with known risk factors as immunocompromised status, tobacco use, chronic organ failure or age older than 50 years. Although parapneumonic pleural effusion is frequent in legionellosis, pleural empyema is very uncommon. In this study, we report a case of fatal pleural empyema caused by L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in an 81-year-old man with multiple risk factors.