title: Legionnaire's disease associated with acute encephalitis and arrhythmia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report an unusual, life-threatening combination of neurologic, cardiac, and gastrointestinal symptoms in the presence of a community-acquired pneumonia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Previously healthy young male.
  
  
  METHODS
  Diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy, lumber puncture, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, and institution of systemic antibiotics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gradual clinical improvement of a multiple-system illness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Legionellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with neurologic, cardiac, and gastrointestinal symptoms, particularly in the presence of radiographic pneumonia. Furthermore, Legionella meningoencephalitis may present with findings on magnetic resonance imaging previously thought to be characteristic of herpes encephalitis.
authors: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Karim
authors: Shahid
authors: S
authors: Ahmed
authors: Leonard J
authors: LJ
authors: Rossoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male