LEGIONNAIRES-DISEASE AND ACUTE RENAL-INSUFFICIENCY - REPORT OF A CASEAND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
VERHAEVERBEKE I VANDERNIEPEN P SENNESAEL J VANDENHOUTE K LAUWERS S VERBEELEN D
Citation
I. Verhaeverbeke et al., LEGIONNAIRES-DISEASE AND ACUTE RENAL-INSUFFICIENCY - REPORT OF A CASEAND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Acta Clinica Belgica, 50(6), 1995, pp. 363-367
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Acta Clinica Belgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015512
Volume
50
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
363 - 367
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5512(1995)50:6<363:LAAR-R>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report the case of a 73-year-old man, who developed acute renal fai lure in association with a Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 pneumonia . Renal biopsy revealed a tubulointerstitial nephritis. Treatment with erythromycin, rifampicin and haemodialysis resulted in a clinical res olution of the pulmonary and renal syndromes.