An unusual cause of acute pericarditis: Legionella pneumophilia;Une pericardite aigue d'etiologie inhabituelle

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 152-155

  Larive, S ^a   Nguyen Huy Thuy, G ^a   Auvray, E ^a   Heno, P ^b   Barlesi, F ^a   Garnotel, E ^c   Miltgen, J ^a   Graffin, B ^d   Bonnet, D ^a  

^a Service de Pneumologie   (France)

^b Service de Cardiologie   (France)

^c Service de Radiologie   (France)

^d Medical Local Service   (France)

Author keywords

Legionella pneumophilia; Pericarditis; Pleurisy; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PERICARDITIS; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; ACUTE DISEASE; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 0032116068     PISSN: 00325821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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