Legionnaires' Disease Presenting with Empyema

Legionnaires' Disease Presenting with Empyema

Legionnaire's disease presenting as empyema has not been previously described, although pleural effusions are not uncommon. A 56-year-old woman had a ten-day history of pleuritic chest pain and a large loculated empyema. Legionnaires' disease was documented by serum indirect fluorescent an...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1979-03, Vol.75 (3), p.404-406
Hauptverfasser: Randolph, Kerry A., Beekman, Jerome F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Diagnosis, Differential
Empyema - diagnosis
Empyema - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Legionnaires' Disease - diagnosis
Legionnaires' Disease - diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Radiography
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Legionnaire's disease presenting as empyema has not been previously described, although pleural effusions are not uncommon. A 56-year-old woman had a ten-day history of pleuritic chest pain and a large loculated empyema. Legionnaires' disease was documented by serum indirect fluorescent antibody studies.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.75.3.404