Legionella pneumonia complicated with severe acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy: a case series
Legionella infection can lead to serious extrapulmonary complications, including acute kidney injury, rhabdomyolysis, cardiac, and liver involvement. Timely diagnosis and prompt management are important in addressing both the infection and its extrapulmonary complications.
Authors
- Sawandika Rupasinghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-7881)
- Christopher Lemoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-9471)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Footscray Hospital (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05407-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60