Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Margaret KypreosRoma MehtaPublished in: Case reports in nephrology (2023)
Legionnaires' disease is a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella that results in laboratory abnormalities including hyponatremia and elevated liver enzymes. Rarely skeletal muscle and renal abnormalities occur. This case report describes a case of Legionella pneumonia complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus.
Keyphrases
- human immunodeficiency virus
- case report
- respiratory failure
- hepatitis c virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- liver failure
- skeletal muscle
- acute kidney injury
- hiv infected
- drug induced
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation
- hiv aids
- aortic dissection
- insulin resistance
- community acquired pneumonia
- hepatitis b virus
- early onset
- intensive care unit
- metabolic syndrome