Legionella bozemanii and Empyema

Letters and Corrections1 July 1986Legionella bozemanii and EmpyemaLEE R. BRETTMAN, M.D., DEBORAH DEHERTOGH, M.D., ELLIOT L. RANK, PH.D., MONA A. MANDOUR, B.S.LEE R. BRETTMAN, M.D., DEBORAH DEHERTOGH, M.D., ELLIOT L. RANK, PH.D., MONA A. MANDOUR, B.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-1-146_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Parry and colleagues (1) recently reported five cases of nosocomial pneumonia due to Legionella bozemanii in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of an empyema due to this organism occurring in a patient with an underlying lymphoma.A 65-year-old man with a 12-year history of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was hospitalized because of left-sided pleuritic chest pain and fever of 5 days' duration. He denied having headache, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, or difficulty in walking. His medications included chlorambucil and prednisone (for 2 months).Physical examination showed the patient to be chronically ill but alert and oriented. His temperature...References1. PARRYSTAMPLEMANHUTCHINSONFOLTASTEINBERGKRASNOGOR MLJDML. Waterborne Legionella bozemanii and nosocomial pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:205-10. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MCDADEBRENNERBOZEMAN JDF. Legionnaires' disease bacterium isolated in 1947. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:659-61. LinkGoogle Scholar3. THOMASONHARRISHICKLINBLACKMONMOSSMATTHEWS BPMJCF. A Legionella-like bacterium related to WIGA in a fatal case of pneumonia. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:673-6. LinkGoogle Scholar4. CORDESGORMANWILKINSONFIKESFRASER LGHBD. Atypical Legionella-like organisms: fastidious water-associated bacteria pathogenic for man. Lancet. 1979;2:927-30. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. FREDDMANCOODLEYJOHNSTONGOODMANKATZ AERLS. Loculated pleural effusion caused by Legionella pneumophila. Thorax. 1982;37:79-80. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Mount Sinai Hospital Hartford, CT 06112 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLegionella pulmonary abscess and pleural space infection in an immunocompetent patientBacterial InfectionsSurgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Empyema Thoracis: An Outcomes AnalysisBacterial InfectionsPneumonia due to Legionella bozemanii and Chlamydia psittaci/TWAR following renal transplantationLegionellosisLegionella bozemanii Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised PatientLegionella InfectionsLegionella bozemanii Pneumonia and TetracyclineSERGIO RUIZ-SANTANA, M.D., JOSE M. AGUADO-BOURREY, M.D., JOSE M. NARVAEZ-BERMEJO, M.D., GEMA GONZALEZ-MEDIERO, M.D. 1 July 1986Volume 105, Issue 1Page: 145-146KeywordsDiarrheaFeversHeadachesIschemiaLegionellaLymphomaNauseaPneumoniaTemperatureWalking Issue Published: 1 July 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...