Legionella feeleii: an unusual organism associated with cutaneous infection in an immunocompromised patient.
S VerykiouC GoodheadG ParryS MeggittPublished in: Clinical and experimental dermatology (2017)
We report a 23-year-old immunocompromised woman who, following cardiac transplantation, presented with an unusual cutaneous eruption. She developed a widespread pustular rash, systemic symptoms and a high temperature with raised inflammatory markers. The diagnosis was reached when a skin biopsy was cultured onto Legionella agar (buffered charcoal yeast extract) and Legionella feeleii was isolated. The patient was treated with 6 weeks of moxifloxacin and her cutaneous lesions gradually resolved. Cutaneous Legionella infections are uncommon and usually affect immunocompromised patients.
Keyphrases
- case report
- high temperature
- newly diagnosed
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- respiratory failure
- left ventricular
- prognostic factors
- stem cells
- endothelial cells
- ultrasound guided
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- soft tissue
- cell therapy
- patient reported
- atrial fibrillation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- cell wall