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- Title
Successful treatment of severe Legionella pneumonia and acute kidney injury with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion.
- Authors
Yasunari Matsuki; Yuka Matsuki; Yoshikazu Yasuda; Maki Mizogami; Ko Takakura; Kenji Shigemi
- Abstract
Legionella pneumonia is often complicated by multiple organ failure. Although acute kidney injury is relatively rare in the context of Legionella pneumonia, it is associated with an increase in mortality rate. This report describes a case of a patient with Legionella pneumonia and acute kidney injury who was successfully treated with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion (PMX-DHP). We conclude that PMX-DHP may be a useful therapeutic modality in patients with Legionella infection and acute kidney injury.
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA treatment; KIDNEY injuries; POLYMYXIN B; MULTIPLE organ failure; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 2013, Vol 17, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
1607-8322
- Publication type
Case Study