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).
Sauchelli, D., De Pascale, G., Scoppettuolo, G., Frisullo, G., Bernardo, D., Cuccagna, C., Tumbarello, M., Antonelli, M., Servidei, S., Neurological involvement during Legionellosis, look beyond the lung, <<JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY>>, 2012; 2012 (N/A): 2243-2245. [doi:10.1007/s00415-012-6552-0] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/22463]
Neurological involvement during Legionellosis, look beyond the lung
Sauchelli, Donato;De Pascale, Gennaro;Scoppettuolo, Giancarlo;Frisullo, Giovanni;Cuccagna, Cristina;Tumbarello, Mario;Antonelli, Massimo;Servidei, Serenella
2012
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).
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