Acute Pancreatitis Possibly Caused by Legionella Micdadei

Acute Pancreatitis Possibly Caused by Legionella Micdadei

A case of acute haemorrhagic, ultimately fatal, pancreatitis in a 72-year-old man is presented. No pneumonia was found. High IgM-titres to Legionella micdadei were demonstrated. In addition 11 patients treated for pancreatitis were studied retrospectively. None had elevated titres to L. micdadei or...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1985-01, Vol.17 (2), p.229-231
Hauptverfasser: Arneborn, Per, Kallings, Ingegerd
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Acute Disease
Aged
Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Bacterial Infections - etiology
Bacterial Infections - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunoglobulin M - analysis
Infectious diseases
Legionella - immunology
Legionella micdadei
Male
Medical sciences
Pancreatitis - etiology
Pancreatitis - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:A case of acute haemorrhagic, ultimately fatal, pancreatitis in a 72-year-old man is presented. No pneumonia was found. High IgM-titres to Legionella micdadei were demonstrated. In addition 11 patients treated for pancreatitis were studied retrospectively. None had elevated titres to L. micdadei or L. pneumophila.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.3109/inf.1985.17.issue-2.16