Nonserogroup-1 Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia: Navigating Diagnostic Challenges
A 59-year-old woman with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia treated with steroids and rituximab presented with a cavitary lung lesion. Extensive work-up, including bronchoalveolar lavage and transthoracic lung biopsy, were unrevealing. Molecular testing on lung tissue ultimately diagnosed nonse...
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| Main Authors: | Lara K. Rotter, Julian A. Villalba, Claressa E. Lucas, Melisa J. Willby, Marwan M. Azar |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0480 |
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