A Case of Legionnaires' Disease Manifesting as Heat Exhaustion.
heat exhaustion
legionellosis
legionnaires’ disease
pneumonia
pontiac fever
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Feb 2023
Historique:
accepted:
17
02
2023
entrez:
20
3
2023
pubmed:
21
3
2023
medline:
21
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A 69-year-old male with a history of prior admissions of heat exhaustion presented with non-specific symptoms including fatigue, diarrhea, and dehydration. The workup revealed a positive legionella urine antigen. He was treated with levofloxacin with symptom resolution within 48 hours.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36938252
doi: 10.7759/cureus.35099
pmc: PMC10023067
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e35099Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Malik et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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