Legionella maceachernii Soft Tissue Infection

Soft tissue infection caused by Legionella spp. is rare. Infection due to Legionella maceachernii has only been described in 5 cases and none of them had soft tissue infection; they were immunocompromised hosts who presented with pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of L. maceachernii soft tissue infection.