ArticleJournal of medical case reports2012
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis complicating Legionnaires' disease: a case report.
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- Health after Legionnaires' disease: A description of hospitalizations up to 5 years after Legionella pneumonia.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Extreme Rhabdomyolysis, Acute Renal Failure, and Protracted Ileus in a Case of Legionella Pneumonia.Case reports in critical care · 2019Article
- Established association of legionella with rhabdomyolysis and renal failure: A review of the literature.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2019Article
- Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Acquired Fanconi Syndrome.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2018Article
- Diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: 2016 clinical practice guidelines by the Chinese Thoracic Society, Chinese Medical Association.The clinical respiratory journal · 2018Review
- Comparison of sputum microbiome of legionellosis-associated patients and other pneumonia patients: indications for polybacterial infections.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Legionnaires' Disease Complicated with Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury in an AIDS Patient.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Predictive parameters of Legionella pneumophila occurrence in hospital water: HPCs and plumbing system installation age.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2016Article
- A Case of Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome Leading to the Diagnosis of Legionnaires' Disease.Case reports in nephrology · 2016Article
- Two Cases of Hypophosphatemia with Increased Renal Phosphate Excretion in Legionella Pneumonia.Case reports in nephrology and dialysisArticle
- Fanconi Syndrome Associated with Hyponatremia in Two Patients with Legionella Pneumonia.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)Article
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Abstract
introductionLegionnaires' disease is recognized as a multi-systemic illness. Afflicted patients may have pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system complications. However, renal insufficiency is uncommon. The spectrum of renal involvement may range from a mild and transient elevation of serum creatinine levels to anuric renal failure requiring dialysis and may be linked to several causes. In our present case report, we would like to draw attention to the importance of the pathological documentation of acute renal failure by reporting a case of a patient with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis complicating Legionnaires' disease. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to our hospital for community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute renal failure. Legionella pneumophila serogroup type 1 was diagnosed. Although the patient's respiratory illness responded to intravenous erythromycin and ofloxacin therapy, his renal failure worsened, he became anuric, and hemodialysis was started. A renal biopsy was performed, which revealed severe tubulointerstitial nephritis. After initiation of steroid therapy, his renal function improved dramatically.
conclusionsThis case highlights the importance of kidney biopsies in cases where acute renal failure is a complicating factor in Legionnaires' disease. If the presence of acute tubulointerstitial nephritis can be confirmed, it will likely respond favorably to steroidal treatment and thus irreversible renal damage and chronic renal failure will be avoided.
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