Pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila: the first imported case in Finland.
The first imported case of legionnaires' disease in Finland is reported. A 64-year-old woman fell ill 1 day after returning from a holiday in mallorca. Chest film revealed a bronchopneumonic infiltrate; however, the patient had no respiratory symptoms at all during her illness. The course of disease was benign, possibly due to early onset of treatment with erythromycin.
D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology