Hepatic Legionella pneumophila Infection in an Infant With Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Apr;37(4):356-358. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001789.

Abstract

Rare cases of extrapulmonary involvement in Legionella spp. infections have been described, mostly in immunocompromised adults. We report a case of a 2-month old male with reticular dysgenesis variant of severe combined immune deficiency with multiple liver lesions. Core-needle biopsies of one liver lesion demonstrated Gram-negative bacilli and a broad-spectrum polymerase chain reaction assay detected Legionella pneumophila.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Hepatitis / etiology*
  • Hepatitis / pathology*
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / diagnosis*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / pathology*
  • Male
  • Microscopy
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / complications*
  • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / pathology*