Legionnaire's disease
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria. You usually get it by breathing in mist from water that contains the bacteria. The mist may come from hot tubs, showers, or air-conditioning units for large buildings. The bacteria don't spread from person to person.Symptoms of Legionnaires' disease include high fever, chills, a cough, and sometimes muscle aches and headaches. Other types of pneumonia have similar symptoms. You will probably need a chest x-ray to diagnose the pneumonia. Lab tests can detect the specific bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease. Most people exposed to the bacteria do not become sick. You are more likely to get sick if youAre older than 50SmokeHave a chronic lung diseaseHave a weak immune systemLegionnaires' disease is serious and can be life-threatening. However, most people recover with antibiotic treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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F55yrs. Cough with sputum. Occassional haemoptysis 2 years. Breathlessness. 2 months
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A 37yrs old female presented to casualty with fever, headache, and altered sensorium of 6 days duration. an episode of seizure At admission, She was Afebrile with a pulse rate of 110/min and a blood pressure recording of 100/70mmHg; her Glasgow Coma Scale score was 10 (E3M2V5). There were no petechiae or signs of bleeding over the skin or any mucosal surface. There was no focal neurological deficit and neurological examination was normal, including (absence of) signs of meningeal irritation. patient is on infusion Noradrenaline and vasopressin support.Kindly discuss the case and give your expert advice….
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