title: [Psittacosis: report of 7 cases].
abstract: The development and systematic use of microserological techniques have allowed to identify the etiology of a higher number of respiratory diseases, that could hardly have been considered some years ago and that now are known to play a more common role in clinical practice than usually thought. In the present study, the clinical, radiological and epidemiological features of seven patients are reported; they were seen in our health center during a 16 month period and the diagnosis of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia was made by serological studies. All patients were treated with erithromycin, with favorable clinical and radiological outcome. Psittacosis is a condition that should be considered as a cause of community acquired pneumonia even in the absence of suggestive epidemiological background.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kloppe
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martín Cuesta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: González-Anleo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González López
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz de Adana
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rubio Roldán
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Psitacosis: a propósito de siete observaciones.