[Legionella pneumonia in an immunocompetent child].
We report a case of Legionella pneumonia in an immunocompetent child. Legionella pneumonia is a rare pathology among children, and even rarer when they are immuno-competent; a few cases have been reported in the literature. This is explained by the fact that infection occurs primarily to immuno-suppressed patients. Legionella bacteria are not systematically sought for in front of child's atypical pneumonia, contrary to Mycoplasma or Chlamydiae. In addition, a number of cases are probably not even noticed because either not serious (Pontiac fever), spontaneously cured, or cured with macrolides prescribed in the case of suspected pneumonia with Mycoplasma.
Akou'ou
M H
MH
Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Clémenceau, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. mhakouou@hotmail.com
Oger
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Gras
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Eckart
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Penniello
M J
MJ
Vergnaud
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Guillois
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018942:Macrolides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides