Bilateral pleuritis caused by Legionella micdadei.
A 58-year-old woman was hospitalized because of progressive respiratory distress. She had a history of myasthenia gravis and invasive thymoma. After thymectomy, she had been administered oral prednisolone and intrathoracic anti-cancer drugs postoperatively. Her chest radiograph revealed bilateral pleural effusions. Legionella micdadei (L. micdadei) was isolated from the pleural effusions, and she was diagnosed as pleuritis caused by L. micdadei. She died despite intensive therapy with mechanical ventilation, drainage tube in the chest and intravenous erythromycin. Although only two cases of Legionellosis caused by L. micdadei have been reported in Japan, clinicians should be aware of L. micdadei as one of the candidates for infection in immunosuppressed hosts.
Takiguchi
Y
Y
Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba Municipal Hospital.
Nakamura
M
M
Aotsuka
N
N
Koseki
H
H
Terano
T
T
Hirai
A
A
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications