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Volume 21 |Article ID 846419 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/846419

Manuel Casanova-Roman, Javier Casas, Antonio Sanchez-Porto, Belen Nacle, "Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen Associated with Legionella Pneumonia", Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 21, Article ID 846419, 2 pages, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/846419

Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen Associated with Legionella Pneumonia

Manuel Casanova-Roman,1 Javier Casas,2 Antonio Sanchez-Porto,2 and Belen Nacle1

1Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of La Linea, Cadiz, Spain

2Clinical Laboratory Service, Microbiology Unit, Hospital of La Linea, Cadiz, Spain

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Spontaneous rupture of the spleen associated with Legionella pneumonia is a rare and life-threatening complication; only three cases have been reported to date. The authors describe a case of a 47-year-old man who presented with pneumonia and abdominal pain. He underwent a splenectomy, and was successfully treated with clarithromycin and levofloxacin.

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