title: Legionellosis and "torsades de pointes".
abstract: Myocarditis, pericarditis and endocarditis are rare manifestations of Legionella pneumophila infection. We describe a case of myocarditis complicated with a potentially fatal arrhythmia: "torsades de pointes".
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devriendt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staroukine
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schils
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sivaciyan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Beers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*