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A fatal case of Legionnaires' disease in an immunocompromised patient.

Abstract
A 65-year-old woman presented with an autoimmune hemolytic anemia and was subsequently diagnosed as having malignant lymphoma. Cytotoxic chemotherapy was followed by the development of fatal Legionnaires' disease, confirmed by isolation of L. pneumophila serogroup 6 from pleural and lung aspirate specimens. This is believed to be the first reported isolation of serogroup 6 L. pneumophila in Australia.
AuthorsR D Wilson, R A McPetrie, R C Pritchard
JournalAustralian and New Zealand journal of medicine (Aust N Z J Med) Vol. 14 Issue 1 Pg. 59-60 (Feb 1984) ISSN: 0004-8291 [Print] Australia
PMID6590009 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune (drug therapy)
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
  • Australia
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy (adverse effects)
  • Legionnaires' Disease (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Lymphoma (drug therapy)

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