Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Legionella micdadei

Am J Med. 1992 Jan;92(1):104-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(92)90024-6.

Abstract

Legionella micdadei is primarily considered a pathogen of the pulmonary tract of immunocompromised patients, the majority of whom have been renal transplant recipients. We report the case of a necrotizing soft tissue infection in a cadaveric renal transplant recipient resulting in amputation of the left arm. Only one other extrathoracic bacteriologically documented L. micdadei infection has been reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arm
  • Cellulitis / microbiology*
  • Cellulitis / pathology
  • Female
  • Hand
  • Humans
  • Legionellosis* / pathology
  • Necrosis