Cavitary legionella pneumonia in a patient with immunodeficiency due to Hyper-IgE syndrome

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Di Stefano, Fabio ^a   Verna, Nicola ^a   Di Gioacchino, Mario ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyper IgE syndrome; Immunodeficiency; Legionella pneumonia; Pulmonary cavitary infiltrates

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; FLUTICASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISORIENTATION; DYSPNEA; ECZEMA; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA E; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANCY; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; SKIN INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ECZEMA; HUMANS; JOB'S SYNDROME; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; LUNG; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33846940296     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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