Legionella myoparicarditis.

Cardiac involvement in legionella infection is rare but it is the most comm on extra-pulmonary complication. It usually takes the form of pericarditis, but a case of legionella myoparicarditis with global left ventricular hypo kinesia on echocardiography has been described. The authors report a case of myopericarditis with massive pulmonary oedema and respiratory distress which regressed clinically and on echocardiography with reduction in chamber dilatation and complete recovery of left ventric ular function. Legionellosis was confirmed on serology. The infection was p robably contracted during a previous hospital admission, therefore, probabl y a nosocomial infection. Following the description of this case, a review of the literature is propo sed.