Legionnaires' disease and acute renal insufficiency: report of a case and review of the literature

I Verhaeverbeke, P Van der Niepen, J Sennesael, K Van den Houte, S Lauwers, D Verbeelen

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Abstract

We report the case of a 73-year-old man, who developed acute renal failure in association with a Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 pneumonia. Renal biopsy revealed a tubulointerstitial nephritis. Treatment with erythromycin, rifampicin and haemodialysis resulted in a clinical resolution of the pulmonary and renal syndromes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)363-367
Number of pages5
JournalActa Clinica Belgica
Volume50
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 1995

Keywords

  • Acute Kidney Injury/complications
  • Aged
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification
  • Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis
  • Male
  • Respiratory Insufficiency/complications

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