Legionella pneumonia presenting with bilateral flank pain, hyponatraemia and acute renal failure

Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is an often overlooked but a possible cause of sporadic community acquired pneumonia. High fever, cough and gastrointestinal symptoms are non-specific symptoms. Hyponatremia is more common in LD than pneumonia linked with other causes. A definitive diagnosis is usually con...

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Main Authors: Birkin, Celia, Biyani, Chandra Shekhar, Browning, Anthony J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Canadian Medical Association 2011
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235190/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22154178
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.10128
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