title: Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Legionella micdadei.
abstract: Legionella micdadei is primarily considered a pathogen of the pulmonary tract of immunocompromised patients, the majority of whom have been renal transplant recipients. We report the case of a necrotizing soft tissue infection in a cadaveric renal transplant recipient resulting in amputation of the left arm. Only one other extrathoracic bacteriologically documented L. micdadei infection has been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kilborn
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Manz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Douglass
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Horst
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kupin
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis