Rash, disseminated intravascular coagulation and legionella: Episode 10 and a rewind into the past

Legionella pneumophila is the most common cause of legionellosis and is one of the organisms causing atypical pneumonia. We report the presentation of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and skin rash in a single case of severe Legionella pneumonia. The unique clinical presentation of a dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Prashanth M. Thalanayar, Fernando Holguin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
DIC
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115000246