Disseminated Legionella micdadei infection in a liver transplant patient presenting as pulmonary nodules and a laryngeal lesion. Issue 3 (18th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bond, Allison R.; Bainbridge, Emma; Doernberg, Sarah B.; Babik, Jennifer M.; Miller, Steve; Khanafshar, Elham; Henry, Travis; David, Abel; Russell, Matthew; Brandman, Danielle; Sherman, Courtney B.; Yao, Francis; Fung, Monica
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 23:Issue 3(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-02-18
• Subjects: Legionella micdadei -- liver transplant -- molecular diagnostics -- pulmonary nodules; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.13563
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

Abstract: We report a liver transplant patient with disseminated Legionella micdadei infection with pulmonary, laryngeal, and suspected muscle involvement. This organism, which stains weakly acid‐fast, primarily affects immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis is difficult to make; in this case, the organism was identified via molecular diagnostics on laryngeal and pulmonary biopsy tissue.