Thoracic Imaging Features of Legionnaire's Disease

• Sameer Mittal ^[1] ; Ayushi P. Singh ^[4] ; Menachem Gold ^[2] ; Ann N. Leung ^[5] ; Linda B. Haramati ^[3] ; Douglas S. Katz ^[1]
  1. [1] Winthrop-University Hospital

     Winthrop-University Hospital

     Town of North Hempstead, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

     Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

     Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Heritage Valley Health System

     Heritage Valley Health System

     Borough of Beaver, Estados Unidos

     
  4. [4] Maimonides Hospital
  5. [5] Stanford University Medical Center

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• Localización: Infectious disease clinics of North America, ISSN 0891-5520, Vol. 31, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 43-54
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Imaging examinations are often performed in patients with Legionnaires’ disease. The literature to date has documented that the imaging findings in this disorder are relatively nonspecific, and it is therefore difficult to prospectively differentiate legionella pneumonia from other forms of pneumonia, and from other noninfectious thoracic processes. Through a review of clinical cases and the literature, our objective is for the reader to gain a better understanding of the spectrum of radiographic manifestations of Legionnaires’ disease