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Case Reports
. 2004 May;24(3):182-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-003-0382-4. Epub 2003 Sep 25.

Reactive knee and ankle joint arthritis: abnormal manifestation of Legionella pneumophila

S Andereya  1 , U Schneider, C H Siebert, D C Wirtz
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Reactive knee and ankle joint arthritis: abnormal manifestation of Legionella pneumophila

S Andereya et al. Rheumatol Int. 2004 May.

Abstract

This case report demonstrates that active legionellosis is not always characterised by pulmonary symptoms and specific radiomorphological findings. Whereas the initial clinical presentation, as described in the literature, includes fever, cough, expectoration, extrapulmonary organ changes or typical laboratory findings, atypical manifestations such as reactive arthritis must be considered.

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