由嗜肺军团菌引起的军团病,被认为是非典型肺炎的一种。这种疾病通常表现为呼吸困难,咳嗽,发烧,肌肉疼痛,头痛,恶心,和呕吐。也存在具有流感样疾病的较温和形式的疾病(庞蒂亚克热)。除了肺部感染,肺外表现可能包括脓毒症,横纹肌溶解症,神经损伤,肾,和肝损伤。心肌炎可视为军团病的罕见并发症。这里,我们正在介绍一例与心肌炎相关的军团病病例,该病例没有严重疾病的易感危险因素。
Legionnaires\' disease caused by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila, is considered a type of atypical pneumonia. The disease usually presents with dyspnea, cough, fever, muscle aches, headache, nausea, and vomiting. A milder form of the disease (Pontiac fever) with flu-like illness also exists. In addition to lung infection, extrapulmonary manifestations might occur including sepsis, rhabdomyolysis, neurological impairment, kidney, and liver damage. Myocarditis can be seen as a rare complication in Legionnaires\' disease. Here, we are presenting a case of Legionnaires\' disease associated with myocarditis in a patient with no predisposing risk factors for severe illness.