The name of the disease comes from a meeting of former U.S. professional soldiers (American Legion) in Philadelphia in 1976, where several participants fell ill with an atypical pneumonia that could not be successfully treated with penicillin. It was not until about half a year later, in 1977, that the causative agent of this mysterious … Legionnaires’ Disease: Pneumonia from the Shower
Symptoms Legionellosis manifests itself in the following symptoms: Cough, shortness of breath Severe pneumonia High fever, chills Muscle pain, aching limbs Headache Legionellosis can lead to severe complications such as respiratory failure and death. Mortality is relatively high. Pontiac fever is a mild infection with Legionella, which lasts only about a week and runs without … Legionellosis
Synonyms Legionellosis, Pontiac fever (attenuated course) Definition Legionnaires’ disease is the result of infection with Legionella pneumophila, an aerobic (with oxygen) living, gram-negative rod bacterium, which has its disease significance for humans living in large hot water systems. In Germany there are about 400 cases of the disease per year. In the USA, where the … Legionnaire’s disease
Introduction An inflammation of the lung tissue, which is mostly due to the colonization with pathogens, is called pneumonia. In many cases, this is accompanied by a characteristic “typical” picture of accompanying signs of disease (symptoms) such as fever, chills, a slimy (productive) cough and accelerated breathing (tachypnea). In some forms of pneumonia, some or … Dry pneumonia
Symptoms of dry pneumonia The course of an atypical or dry pneumonia is highly dependent on the causative pathogen and the immune system of the patient. In the end, the mortality rate in this disease is also dependent on this. In most cases, the course of the disease is a gradual one without a real … Symptoms of dry pneumonia | Dry pneumonia
Therapy of dry pneumonia The main pillar of the treatment of dry pneumonia is the causal antibiotic therapy. Usually, a suitable antibiotic is administered via the vein either as an infusion (intravenously) or in tablet form (per os) before or without clear pathogen identification on suspicion. Only if the patient’s situation does not improve or … Therapy of dry pneumonia | Dry pneumonia
Prognosis of dry pneumonia It is difficult to make generalized statements about the prognosis for dry pneumonia. Depending on the type of pathogen, age and immune competence of the patient, concomitant diseases and the duration of the disease until the start of therapy, the spectrum ranges from uncomplicated healing within days, through protracted complicated courses … Prognosis of dry pneumonia | Dry pneumonia