title: Legionnaires' disease and acute renal insufficiency: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a 73-year-old man, who developed acute renal failure in association with a Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 pneumonia. Renal biopsy revealed a tubulointerstitial nephritis. Treatment with erythromycin, rifampicin and haemodialysis resulted in a clinical resolution of the pulmonary and renal syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Verhaeverbeke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van der Niepen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sennesael
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van den Houte
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lauwers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verbeelen
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications