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Query: UMLS:C0023241 (
Legionella
)
6,990
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A middle-aged man had deteriorated rapidly in hospital after being misdiagnosed with
acute alcoholic hepatitis
. Acute
Legionnaires disease
(Legionellosis) was subsequently diagnosed on rapid antigen urinary testing and further confirmed serologically. This led to appropriate antibiotic treatment and complete clinical resolution. Physicians caring for patients with alcohol-related liver disease should consider
Legionella
pneumophila in their differential diagnosis even with a paucity of respiratory symptoms.
...
PMID:Acute Legionella pneumophila infection masquerading as acute alcoholic hepatitis. 2335 76
