Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Legionella micdadei

Joyce A. Kilborn; Lisa A. Manz; Mark O'Brien; Margaret C. Douglass; H. Mathilda Horst; Warren Kupin; Evelyn J. Fisher

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(92)90024-6

Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Legionella micdadei

Joyce A. Kilborn, Lisa A. Manz, Mark O'Brien, Margaret C. Douglass, H. Mathilda Horst, Warren Kupin, Evelyn J. Fisher

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Abstract

Legionella micdadei is primarily considered a pathogen of the pulmonary tract of immunocompromised patients, the majority of whom have been renal transplant recipients. We report the case of a necrotizing soft tissue infection in a cadaveric renal transplant recipient resulting in amputation of the left arm. Only one other extrathoracic bacteriologically documented L. micdadei infection has been reported in the literature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	104-106
Number of pages	3
Journal	The American journal of medicine
Volume	92
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(92)90024-6
State	Published - Jan 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Kilborn, J. A., Manz, L. A., O'Brien, M., Douglass, M. C., Horst, H. M., Kupin, W., & Fisher, E. J. (1992). Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Legionella micdadei. The American journal of medicine, 92(1), 104-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(92)90024-6

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