[Legionellosis due to Legionella gormanii fortuitously found in a man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a case study and literature review].
Legionellosis due to other species than Legionella pneumophila is rarely described in human cases. It has been reported in immunocompromised patients with respiratory symptoms of pneumonia. We report a case of legionellosis in an immunocompromised 54-year-old man hospitalized for a blood transfusion. A routine pulmonary X- Ray was made and then a bronchoalveolar lavage was collected in which Legionella gormanii was identified. The diagnostic of legionellosis must be considered in all immunocompromised patients presenting with any pulmonary symptoms.
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Laboratoire de bactériologie-virologie-hygiène, CHU Robert-Debré, avenue du général-Koenig, 51092 Reims cedex, France. cdavid@chu-reims.fr
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Kolb
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Jarraud
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D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous