| Title | Medical treatment failure and complete left pneumonectomy after Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a bone marrow transplant recipient. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Larru B, Gerber JS, Ota KV |
| Journal | Pediatr Infect Dis J |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pagination | 979-81 |
| Date Published | 2012 Sep |
| ISSN | 1532-0987 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Anemia, Aplastic, Anemia, Refractory, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Humans, Legionella pneumophila, Legionnaires' Disease, Male, Opportunistic Infections, Pneumonectomy, Treatment Failure |
| Abstract | Legionnaire disease (LD) is infrequently considered in the differential diagnoses for hospital- and community-acquired pneumonia in pediatrics. We report a case of Legionnaire disease in a 19-year-old male with aplastic anemia after bone marrow transplant, who was being treated in a children's hospital. Severe, refractory pulmonary disease necessitated pneumonectomy to control the infection. |
| DOI | 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825cb28f |
| Alternate Journal | Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. |
| PubMed ID | 22581222 |