Pneumonia and osteomyelitis due to Legionella longbeachae in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus.
A patient with risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus, corticosteroid use, and malignancy received a diagnosis of concomitant pneumonia and osteomyelitis caused by Legionella longbeachae. In this report, the first description of Legionella osteomyelitis, previous cases of extrapulmonary Legionella infection are detailed.
McClelland
Marc R
MR
Department of Medicine, Stanford University, San Jose, California, USA.
Vaszar
Laszlo T
LT
Kagawa
Frank T
FT
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000150:complications*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*