Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms
Legionnaires' disease, also known as legionellosis is caused by bacteria legionella. It commonly presents with respiratory symptoms and extrapulmonary legionella disease is rare. Here we re-port a rare case of Legionnaire’s disease with meningoencephalitis in a patient without pulmonary involve...
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Brunei International Medical Journal
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| author | Leong, Wan Yi Abdul Rashid, Anna Misyail Baharin, Janudin Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Basri, Hamidon |
| author_facet | Leong, Wan Yi Abdul Rashid, Anna Misyail Baharin, Janudin Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Basri, Hamidon |
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| description | Legionnaires' disease, also known as legionellosis is caused by bacteria legionella. It commonly presents with respiratory symptoms and extrapulmonary legionella disease is rare. Here we re-port a rare case of Legionnaire’s disease with meningoencephalitis in a patient without pulmonary involvement. Imaging studies and cerebrospinal fluid analysis suggested meningoencephalitis. He was subsequently diagnosed with Legionella infection and was discharged well without any neuro-logical deficit after antibiotic therapy. This condition should be considered in the differential diag-nosis of meningoencephalitis |
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| spelling | upm-1023012025-03-06T05:11:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102301/ Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms Leong, Wan Yi Abdul Rashid, Anna Misyail Baharin, Janudin Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Basri, Hamidon Legionnaires' disease, also known as legionellosis is caused by bacteria legionella. It commonly presents with respiratory symptoms and extrapulmonary legionella disease is rare. Here we re-port a rare case of Legionnaire’s disease with meningoencephalitis in a patient without pulmonary involvement. Imaging studies and cerebrospinal fluid analysis suggested meningoencephalitis. He was subsequently diagnosed with Legionella infection and was discharged well without any neuro-logical deficit after antibiotic therapy. This condition should be considered in the differential diag-nosis of meningoencephalitis Brunei International Medical Journal 2022 Article PeerReviewed Leong, Wan Yi and Abdul Rashid, Anna Misyail and Baharin, Janudin and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa and Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa and Basri, Hamidon (2022) Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms. Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 18. pp. 124-128. ISSN 1560-5876 https://openurl.ebsco.com/results?sid=ebsco%3Aocu%3Arecord&bquery=IS%201560-5876%20AND%20VI%2018%20AND%20DT%202022&page=1&link_origin=www.google.com&searchDescription=Brunei%20International%20Medical%20Journal%20(BIMJ)%2C%202022%2C%20Vol%2018 |
| spellingShingle | Leong, Wan Yi Abdul Rashid, Anna Misyail Baharin, Janudin Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Basri, Hamidon Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
| title | Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
| title_full | Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
| title_short | Neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
| title_sort | neurologic manifestations of legionnaire's disease in the absence of pulmonary symptoms |
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