A case of fulminant psittacosis.
Psittacosis is a systemic disease that causes fever, headache and pneumonia. Although potentially serious, it is rarely fatal unless respiratory or renal failure occurs. In this case report we describe a case of psittacosis with an unusual clinical picture for this disease and where, despite multi-organ failure, the patient survived.
Intensive Care Department, Box Hill Hospital Campus, Eastern Health, Victoria.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline