Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): A case report
| Main Authors: | Kurdyś, Paulina, Ślusarz, Krystian, Trejnowska, Ewa |
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- Kurdyś Paulina, Ślusarz Krystian, Trejnowska Ewa. Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): A case report. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(9):681-689. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3457364 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7485 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 10.08.2019. Revised: 19.09.2019. Accepted: 22.09.2019. Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): A case report Paulina Kurdyś1*, Krystian Ślusarz1, Ewa Trejnowska2 1Students’ Scientific Society, Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland 2Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland E-mail address: kurdys.paulina@gmail.com ABSTRACT Legionella pneumophila is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium, whose natural environment are aquatic reservoirs. The source of infection may be also tap water, fountains and air-conditioners. Among young people, it can cause only mild infections, however a lot of patients must be admitted to the hospital, of which 10% require a stay in the intensive care unit. Legionella pneumophila infection can manifest as severe, multi-lobe and bilateral pneumonia, which can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We describe the case of a 26-year-old male patient with Legionella pneumophila pneumonia treated with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Keywords: Legionella pneumophila, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation