Legionella pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis and septic shock successfully treated with Drotrecogin Alpha (activated)

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2006 Sep;23(9):808-10. doi: 10.1017/S0265021506221252.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Legionnaires' Disease / complications*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Myocarditis / complications*
  • Myocarditis / drug therapy
  • Protein C / therapeutic use*
  • Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Protein C
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • drotrecogin alfa activated