title: Follicular bronchiolitis associated with Legionella pneumophilia infection.
abstract: An 8-month-old girl with respiratory distress and stridor was admitted to our hospital. Two days later, she died of respiratory insufficiency due to pneumonia. Autopsy confirmed the presence of follicular bronchiolitis (FBB) in both lungs. After consideration of her clinical course, we focused on three pathogens: Legionella pneumophilia, Pneumocystis carinii, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Only Legionella pneumophilia was detected by both immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan. ide@med.toho-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tateda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiguchi
mesh_terms: D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D007875:Legionella / Q000378:metabolism*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004247:DNA