在Legionella pneumophila肺炎中发生的创伤性骨破裂
Elliott Worku1, Dominic Adam Worku2,3
1Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
Case reports in infectious diseases
|June 16, 2023
概括
一个罕见的自发骨破裂病例发生在一个患有莱吉欧内拉肺炎的患者身上. 这种特殊的关联凸显了这种细菌感染的潜在并发症.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 病理学 病理学 病理学
背景情况:
- 在社区获得的肺炎可以表现为异型症状.
- 骨破裂是一种罕见但严重的感染并发症.
- 肺炎的已知原因之一是Legionella pneumophila.
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