title: [A case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia].
abstract: Legionella pneumophila is an uncommon cause of pneumonia, mainly in children. We present a case with aggressive disease and unfavourable outcome. The diagnosis was established by serum antibody detection and immunofluorescence and culture of a fragment of lung tissue obtained at necropsy. We focus the importance of this aetiology in nosocomial pneumonia and community-acquired pneumonia with an atypical evolution. The need for specific therapy and some preventive measures are also stressed.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Cuidados Especiais, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dieudonné
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bandeira
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lito
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sequeira
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Um caso de pneumonia por Legionella pneumophila.