Kirincich Jason, Sakic Zrinka, Atic Armin, Basic-Jukic Nikolina
Department of Nephrology, Arterial Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki). 2018 Dec 1;39(2-3):45-49. doi: 10.2478/prilozi-2018-0041.
This case report details the clinical picture of a renal transplant recipient infected with community acquired Legionella pneumonia. While it is more commonly associated as a nosocomial infection due to pathogenic organisms in a hospital's water supply, this case serves as a reminder to consider the patient's impaired cellular immune function when trying to diagnose community acquired pneumonia.
本病例报告详细描述了一名肾移植受者感染社区获得性军团菌肺炎的临床表现。虽然由于医院供水系统中的致病生物,它更常与医院感染相关,但该病例提醒我们,在诊断社区获得性肺炎时,要考虑患者受损的细胞免疫功能。