A Case of Comorbidity of Complicated Infective Endocarditis and Severe Pneumonia Due to Legionella Pneumophila

Legionella pneumophila infection can cause Legionnaires’disease,a severe form of pneumonia.Extrapulmonary manifestations of Legionella infections include myocarditis,pericarditis,and endocarditis.We present a rare case of pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila with a possible etiologic link to a recently recovered culture-negative infective endocarditis.