title: High ferritin and myoglobin level in legionella pneumonia: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Legionella pneumophila is a cause of both community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia and might cause high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics is crucial. Many clinical and laboratory abnormalities can be observed in the course of Legionella pneumonia. In this study, we aimed to present simultaneously increased serum ferritin and myoglobin level in a legionella case with reference to the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Turkey. drkarabay@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karabay
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogutlu
authors.forename: Hasan Tahsin
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Gozdas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009211:Myoglobin; D005293:Ferritins