[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Legionella pneumonia].

We present a case report with a 49-year-old woman with legionella pneumonia and fulminant respiratory failure. Despite maximal conventional respirator treatment with positive pressure ventilation, 100% oxygen and pharmacological treatment in an intensive care unit, further deterioration with hypoxemia and multi-organ failure occurred. The patient was referred to ECMO as a last option of treatment. Eight days of treatment with ECMO was completed without any complications except critical illness polyneuropathia (CIP) for which she was treated for an additional four weeks in the ICU.