Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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 a...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39da1fc5c0024ac68d46234cb67a51952024-11-02T03:58:49ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Nephrology2090-665X2023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8772577Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency VirusMargaret Kypreos0Roma Mehta1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineLegionnaires’ 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8772577 |
| spellingShingle | Margaret Kypreos Roma Mehta Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Case Reports in Nephrology |
| title | Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| title_full | Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| title_fullStr | Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| title_short | Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| title_sort | rhabdomyolysis and resultant acute renal failure due to legionella pneumonia in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus |
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