legionella

An accidental finding during bronchoscopy for tracheostomy

22 maart 2023

Case A 74-year-old woman with a medical history of splenic marginal zone lymphoma with splenomegaly and bone marrow localisation, for which no treatment was necessary, was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to respiratory failure because of Legionnaires’ disease. Sputum culture showed Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 which was…