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Query: UMLS:C0023241 (Legionella)
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The first case of infection caused by Legionella anisa with isolation of the organism is reported here. The presence of L. anisa in the water supply of the hospital and the isolation of this species in the pleural fluid of a patient suffering from nosocomial pleurisy confirm the potential pathogenicity of this Legionella species.
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PMID:Pleural infection caused by Legionella anisa. 277 73

Pleural effusion caused by Legionella is seen fairly frequently but is hardly ever of great clinical significance. Pericardial involvement has been described only rarely. We present a case of pleuropericarditis as the only sign of infection by Legionella pneumophila in a 66-years-old man with no prior history of disease. The patient came to the hospital with chest pain suggestive of pleurisy, low-grade fever, dry cough and dyspnea. The etiology was not suspected and the diagnosis was made retrospectively based on indirect immunofluorescence. After 3 weeks of treatment with high dose of erythromycin the patient recovered and remains asymptomatic to date. We conclude that infection by Legionella pneumophila should be suspected in patients with pleurisy or pericarditis of unknown cause.
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PMID:[Pleuropericarditis as the only manifestation of Legionella pneumophila infection]. 778 88