Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia in Two Infants Treated with Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - 14/12/17
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.063
Yael Shachor-Meyouhas, MD 1, * 
, Sarit Ravid, MD 2, Suheir Hanna, MD 3, Karin Yaacoby-Bianu, MD 4, Imad Kassis, MD 1
, Sarit Ravid, MD 2, Suheir Hanna, MD 3, Karin Yaacoby-Bianu, MD 4, Imad Kassis, MD 1 1 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
2 Pediatric Neurology Unit, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
3 Department of Pediatrics A, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
4 Pediatric Pulmonary Institute, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
*Reprint requests: Yael Shachor-Meyouhas, MD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, 8 Ha'aliyah St, Haifa 35254, Israel.Pediatric Infectious Diseases UnitRuth Rappaport Children's HospitalRambam Health Care Campus8 Ha'aliyah StHaifa35254Israel
Abstract |
Patients with infantile spasms, an intractable epileptic disorder, often are treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone. Legionella pneumophila is a rare cause of pneumonia in children. We describe 2 infants with Legionella pneumonia whose infection occurred within 1 month after starting adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : infantile spasms, West syndrome
Abbreviation : ACTH
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| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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