[An infection with Legionella pneumophila treated with intravenous ciprofloxacin]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2002 Mar;40(3):245-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 60-year-old diabetic man who had had a coronary artery bypass graft operation was admitted to Okaya Enrei Hospital because of coughing, high fever and dyspnea. Chest high-resolution computed tomography scans revealed bilateral pleural effusions and left-sided alveolar shadows and ground glass opacity. These infiltrations in the left lung field showed rapid growth. Legionella pneumonia was diagnosed because of a high titer for Legionella pneumophila antigen in the urine. He was treated with 600 mg per day of parenteral ciprofloxacin for two weeks and 10 mg per day of oral prednisolone for the second week, resulting in improvement of the clinical findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Legionella pneumophila*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Legionnaires' Disease / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin