Septic shock in pregnancy associated with legionella pneumonia: case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the first case of legionella infection in pregnancy complicated by sepsis and hemodynamic compromise. Legionnaires' disease is rarely found in pregnancy, possibly because subacute infections may often be overlooked and empiric therapy of pneumonia in pregnancy may be curative without definitive etiologic diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
- Shock, Septic