Legionella sainthelensi Pneumonia with Abdominal Symptoms as Prominent Manifestations
Xin Yuan,Fang-Fang Meng,Xinting Yu,Changqing Bai,Rui Jia,Fanping Meng,Fu-Sheng Wang,Junliang Fu +7 more
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In this article , an immunocompromised patient with cavitary pneumonia caused by Legionella sainthelensi had abdominal distension and liver function impairment, and the timely administration of moxifloxacin provided clinical improvement and resolution of symptoms.Abstract:
Few studies have reported Legionella sainthelensi infection. This infection primarily presents with respiratory manifestations. Here, we report an immunocompromised patient with cavitary pneumonia caused by L. sainthelensi who mainly had abdominal symptoms. The timely administration of moxifloxacin provided clinical improvement and resolution of symptoms. To our knowledge, this is one of the rare cases of L. sainthelensi infection presenting uniquely with abdominal distension and liver function impairment but without obvious respiratory symptoms. read more
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