Fewstudies have reported Legionella sainthelensi infection.This infection primarily presents with respiratorymanifestations.Here,we report an immunocompromised patient with cavitary pneumonia caused by L.sainthelensi ...Fewstudies have reported Legionella sainthelensi infection.This infection primarily presents with respiratorymanifestations.Here,we report an immunocompromised patient with cavitary pneumonia caused by L.sainthelensi who mainly had abdominal symptoms.The timely administration of moxifloxacin provided clinical improvement and resolution of symptoms.To our knowledge,this is one of the rare cases of L.sainthelensi infection presenting uniquelywith abdominal distension and liver function impairment butwithout obvious respiratory symptoms.展开更多
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文摘Fewstudies have reported Legionella sainthelensi infection.This infection primarily presents with respiratorymanifestations.Here,we report an immunocompromised patient with cavitary pneumonia caused by L.sainthelensi who mainly had abdominal symptoms.The timely administration of moxifloxacin provided clinical improvement and resolution of symptoms.To our knowledge,this is one of the rare cases of L.sainthelensi infection presenting uniquelywith abdominal distension and liver function impairment butwithout obvious respiratory symptoms.
