Acquired Fanconi syndrome in patients with Legionella pneumonia

Acquired Fanconi syndrome in patients with Legionella pneumonia

BACKGROUND Hyponatremia is often observed in patients with Legionella pneumonia. However, other electrolyte abnormalities are uncommon and the mechanism remains to be clarified. CASE PRESENTATION We experienced two male cases of acquired Fanconi syndrome associated with Legionella pneumonia. The laboratory findings at admission showed hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, hypouricemia and/or hyponat...

Fanconi Syndrome Associated with Hyponatremia in Two Patients with Legionella Pneumonia

Legionella pneumophila is a cause of community-acquired pneumonia that is reported to induce electrolyte disorders, including hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and hypophosphatemia. We herein report two Japanese men with Legionella pneumonia and hyponatremia and hypophosphatemia. These findings were associated with an elevation of urinary low-molecular-weight tubular protein, including urinary β2-micr...

Community-Acquired Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia

Legionella pneumophila has been increasingly recognized as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and an important public health problem worldwide. We conducted the present study to assess trends in epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of sporadic community-acquired L. pneumophila pneumonia requiring hospitalization at a university hospital over a 15-year p...

Legionella species community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-acquired legionella pneumonia in elderly patients: characteristics and outcome.

OBJECTIVES To compare the risk factors, clinical and laboratory features, and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Legionella pneumophila in elderly (aged > or =65) and younger patients. DESIGN Prospective enrollment of subjects with retrospective data analysis. SETTING A 630-bed tertiary center in Badalona (Barcelona), Spain. PARTICIPANTS A total of 158 patients diagno...