Chlamydial pneumonia of infancy: further clinical observations.
Two patients with chlamydial pneumonia of infancy are described. One recovered spontaneously without any specific antichlamydial treatment. The other, prior to a belated antimicrobial therapy, developed a persistent and protracted respiratory illness characterized by wheezing. Our observations suggest that: (1) untreated chlamydial pneumonia of infancy may spontaneously resolve, or may become a persistent and protracted disease, and (2) wheezing may be a very prominent manifestation of the disease and should be differentiated from wheezing due to bronchiolitis and bronchial asthma.
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D003235:Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds