Hairy cell leukaemia and Legionnaires' disease.
A 69-year-old man who had recently returned from a holiday in Majorca, presented with haemoptysis and fever. Chest radiograph showed right lower lobe consolidation. A diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease was made. He was treated with erythromycin and made an uneventful recovery.
D000368:Aged; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
D004917:Erythromycin