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Classroom classification

百科

Legionnaires disease

呼吸内科

Common symptoms

胸痛、哮鸣音、呼吸困难、肌痛、黏液便、腹痛、定向力障碍

The pathology of disease

Legionnaires disease is Legionella pneumophila pneumonia; water-source outbreaks (air conditioning/hotel); high fever; GI/neuro symptoms; hyponatremia; azithromycin.

Symptoms

High fever; bradycardia; cough; diarrhea; headache/confusion; hyponatremia; hotel/air conditioning exposure; older/smoker

Causes

Legionella pneumophila; contaminated water; aerosol inhalation.

Treatment

Azithromycin/levofloxacin; supportive; ICU; water system investigation

Dept

Infectious disease / pulmonology.

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