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Acute Renal Failure Associated with Legionellosis
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TO THE EDITOR:
Background: Legionellosis is a systemic disease that primarily affects the lungs but can also cause dysfunction in many organ systems, including the kidneys.
Objective: This letter reports a case of acute renal failure in a patient with legionellosis to remind clinicians that this organism can cause acute renal failure in the absence of other obvious …
