Legionella maceachernii soft tissue infection.
Soft tissue infection caused by Legionella spp. is rare. Infection due to Legionella maceachernii has only been described in 5 cases and none of them had soft tissue infection; they were immunocompromised hosts who presented with pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of L. maceachernii soft tissue infection.
Chee
Cheng E
CE
Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. chee.chengean@mayo.edu
Baddour
Larry M
LM
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007875:Legionella / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*