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A Fatal Fulminant Legionella Pneumonia in Which CT Findings Had Been Negative the Previous Day

1Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021, Vol. 9 No. 9, 464-466
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-9-7
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Arisa Takada, Kei Jitsuiki, Ken-ichi Muramatsu, Youichi Yanagawa. A Fatal Fulminant Legionella Pneumonia in Which CT Findings Had Been Negative the Previous Day. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(9):464-466. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-9-7.

Correspondence to: Youichi  Yanagawa, Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan. Email: yyanaga@juntendo.ac.jp

Abstract

This is a case of fatal fulminant Legionella pneumonia in which the chest computed tomography findings had been negative the previous day. A repeated examination may be necessary to detect new lesions in the lung fields and obtain clues for a correct diagnosis of patients with a compromised status.

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