Legionella feeleii serotype 2 pneumonia in a man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a challenging diagnosis.
Legionella feeleii has rarely been reported as causing pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies. We present a case of Legionella feeleii serotype 2 pneumonia with empyema in a man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and describe the methods of identifying this organism using both standard methods and newer diagnostic techniques.
Siegel
Marc O
MO
George Washington Medical Center, Division of Infectious Disease, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. msiegel@mfa.gwu.edu
Fedorko
Daniel P
DP
Drake
Steven K
SK
Calhoun
Leslie B
LB
Holland
Steven M
SM
D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed