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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.063.
Epub 2017 Mar 20.
Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia in Two Infants Treated with Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.063
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Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia in Two Infants Treated with Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
J Pediatr.
2017 Jul.
Abstract
Patients with infantile spasms, an intractable epileptic disorder, often are treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone. Legionella pneumophila is a rare cause of pneumonia in children. We describe 2 infants with Legionella pneumonia whose infection occurred within 1 month after starting adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Keywords: West syndrome; infantile spasms.
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