Neurological involvement during Legionellosis, look beyond the lung

Donato Sauchelli, Gennaro De Pascale, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, Giovanni Frisullo, Daniela Bernardo, Cristina Cuccagna, Mario Tumbarello, Massimo Antonelli, Serenella Servidei

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Abstract

Legionnaires’ disease still represents a relevant cause of all admitted pneumonia cases, with a remarkable average mortality rate. Extrapulmonary manifestations of Legionellosis are frequently described, principally involving the heart, the kidney, the gut, and the central nervous system (CNS). We report a patient with an immune-mediated Legionella pneumophila induced cerebellar dysfunction and corpus callosum lesion (SCC) successfully treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG).
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)2243-2245
Numero di pagine3
RivistaJournal of Neurology
Volume2012
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2012

Keywords

  • Legionelllosis
  • cerebellar syndrome

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