Legionellosis and "torsades de pointes".
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".
Devriendt
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Staroukine
M
M
Schils
E
E
Sivaciyan
B
B
Van Beers
D
D
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*