A Rare Case of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Only Presenting With Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, and Fever: A Case Report
Austin Miller,
Punuru J Reddy,
Derrick Randolph
et al.
Abstract:Legionnaires' disease is an atypical pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila (
L. pneumophila)
pneumonia that features slow onset, nonproductive cough, fatigue, headache, sore throat, myalgias, and malaise. It can be difficult to diagnose, as it presents with extrapulmonary symptoms, and delay in treatment can be fatal. Here, we present the case of a previously healthy 32-year-old Caucasian male with Legionnaires disease who only presented to the clinic with abdominal pain and diarrhe… Show more
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