title: Case of Legionella pneumonia complicated with pulmonary thromboembolism.
abstract: We report a patient with community acquired Legionella pneumonia, complicated with pulmonary embolism. The patient was cured by levofloxacin and anticoagulant therapy. We performed laboratorial control and we excluded the thrombophilia and antiphospholipid syndrome. Our case report draws attention to the possible association between Legionella infection and pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Medicine, Military Hospital - State Health Centre, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rókusz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D064704:Levofloxacin; D006493:Heparin; D015242:Ofloxacin