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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Legionellosis may be classified based upon clinical presentations or affected organ systems. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
* Legionellosis (''Legionella pneumophila'' infection)<ref>{{cite book | last = Bennett | first = John | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-1455748013 }}</ref> | |||
:* '''Pulmonary infection''' | |||
::* [[Atypical pneumonia]] ([[Legionnaires' disease]]) | |||
:* '''Extrapulmonary infection''' | |||
::* [[Endocarditis]] | |||
::* [[arthritis|Native and prosthetic joint infection]] | |||
::* Direct inoculation of [[Legionella]]-contaminated water into tissues | |||
::* Local extension of a thoracic [[empyema]] into the soft tissues of the chest | |||
::* [[Abscesses]] and other infections of the brain, spleen or extrathoracic lymph nodes, skeletal muscle, myocardium, intestines and liver, the kidneys, the peritoneum, the pericardium, vascular shunts and grafts, bone marrow, surgical wounds including prosthetic heart valves and aorta, the perirectal area, and the skin and subcutaneous tissues | |||
:* '''Pontiac fever''' (nonpneumonic, febrile, influenza-like illness associated with exposure to Legionella spp. that resolves spontaneously) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Legionellosis may be classified based upon clinical presentations or affected organ systems.
Classification
- Legionellosis (Legionella pneumophila infection)[1]
- Pulmonary infection
- Extrapulmonary infection
- Endocarditis
- Native and prosthetic joint infection
- Direct inoculation of Legionella-contaminated water into tissues
- Local extension of a thoracic empyema into the soft tissues of the chest
- Abscesses and other infections of the brain, spleen or extrathoracic lymph nodes, skeletal muscle, myocardium, intestines and liver, the kidneys, the peritoneum, the pericardium, vascular shunts and grafts, bone marrow, surgical wounds including prosthetic heart valves and aorta, the perirectal area, and the skin and subcutaneous tissues
- Pontiac fever (nonpneumonic, febrile, influenza-like illness associated with exposure to Legionella spp. that resolves spontaneously)
References
- ↑ Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1455748013.