title: [Legionnaire's disease complicated by acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolosis: a case report].
abstract: The infectious origin of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis is rare (5% of cases). An elevated muscle enzyme level is often reported in the legionnaire's disease. We report the case of a 39-year-old male, with no previous medical history, admitted for renal failure (creatininemia=977 micromol/l) secondary to rhabdomyolysis and a twelve-day history of infectious syndrome with pneumonia in the left base. Legionella pneumophila was considered responsible for these symptoms because of a positive serology. The other microbial assessments were negative. After rehydration and three weeks of antibiotics, the outcome was favorable: the renal failure resolved completely and the muscle enzyme level returned to normal.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Militaire de Tunis, Mont Fleury, 1008 Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Labidi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fdhila
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Battikh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellouze
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Abdelhafidh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Louzir
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: M'sadek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Othmani
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine