Severe cerebral disturbance in legionnaires' disease.
In two cases of legionnaires' disease pneumonia was associated with severe cerebral disturbance. In one case legionnaires' disease was diagnosed retrospectively by serological methods, and in the other the development of similar cerebral symptoms in the course of pneumonia prompted a clinical diagnosis of legionnaires' disease and the institution of effective treatment.
D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D004917:Erythromycin