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Case of a 44-year-old woman with past medical history of dermatomyositis who had been on Methrotexate therapy who became infected with Legionella pneumophila after staying at a home rental, known commercially as an Airbnb. The patient presented to the ER with complaints of general malaise and subsequently developed sepsis with respiratory failure requiring intubation. CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of pneumonia and through extensive research L. pneumophila was identified using a pneumonia panel that works by identifying nucleic acids of fastidious organisms that are difficult and take long to grow by culture. As the patient's pneumonia progressed to ARDS and her clinical impression worsened, pronation technique was begun in addition to her course of antibiotics that were already being administered. The patient began showing significant improvement in her clinical picture and was extubated with progressive recovery.
Assuntos
Legionella pneumophila , Doença dos Legionários , Pneumonia , Humanos , Feminino , Adulto , Doença dos Legionários/diagnóstico , Doença dos Legionários/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia/tratamento farmacológico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a host-adapted human pathogen. HSV-I usually infects non-genital sites at a variety of locations. HSV-2 primarily involves genitalia. Both types can cause genital and orofacial infections, which are clinically indistinguishable. Initial HSV infection is usually asymptomatic or mild and self-limited, but instead of disappearing from the body during convalescence, the virus establishes a latent infection that persists for life. Rarely, there is severe visceral dissemination. This is a case report of an unusual presentation of herpes simplex in an immunocompromised adult patient with generalized skin lesions on the entire body. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature of a disseminated herpes simplex in a patient with history of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Generalized HSV infection in immunodeficient adult patients could be fatal in spite of antiviral therapy. Early recognition of this entity is essential to expedite appropriate treatment and avoid future complications.