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Neurological involvement during Legionellosis, look beyond the lung

Authors :
Sauchelli, Donato
De Pascale, Gennaro
Scoppettuolo, Giancarlo
Frisullo, Giovanni
Bernardo, D
Cuccagna, Cristina
Tumbarello, Mario
Antonelli, Massimo
Servidei, Serenella
De Pascale, Gennaro (ORCID:0000-0002-8255-0676)
Tumbarello, Mario (ORCID:0000-0002-9519-8552)
Antonelli, Massimo (ORCID:0000-0003-3007-1670)
Servidei, Serenella (ORCID:0000-0001-8478-2799)
Sauchelli, Donato
De Pascale, Gennaro
Scoppettuolo, Giancarlo
Frisullo, Giovanni
Bernardo, D
Cuccagna, Cristina
Tumbarello, Mario
Antonelli, Massimo
Servidei, Serenella
De Pascale, Gennaro (ORCID:0000-0002-8255-0676)
Tumbarello, Mario (ORCID:0000-0002-9519-8552)
Antonelli, Massimo (ORCID:0000-0003-3007-1670)
Servidei, Serenella (ORCID:0000-0001-8478-2799)
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Legionnaires’ disease still represents a relevant cause of all admitted pneumonia cases, with a remarkable average mortality rate. Extrapulmonary manifestations of Legionellosis are frequently described, principally involving the heart, the kidney, the gut, and the central nervous system (CNS). We report a patient with an immune-mediated Legionella pneumophila induced cerebellar dysfunction and corpus callosum lesion (SCC) successfully treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG).

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1105005534
Document Type :
Electronic Resource