Defective monocyte oxidative metabolism in a child with non-pneumonic legionellosis
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 146 (4) , 423-425
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00444953
Abstract
A case of non-pneumonic legionellosis with gastrointestinal manifestations is described in a 13-year-old boy without premorbidity. A selective defect in monocyte oxidative metabolism was found and consistently demon-strated throughout the following year. We suggest that the observed monocyte deficiency may have facilitated the development of legionnaires disease and that otherwise normal monocyte function may have contributed to the favourable course of disease.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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