title: [A case of psittacosis showing a localized peripheral air-space consolidation].
abstract: A 29-year-old man was admitted with fever and anorexia. Radiographic examinations of the chest showed a localized peripheral non-segmental air-space consolidation in the right lower lobe. He had a history of exposure to parakeets, and psittacosis was diagnosed based on the elevated serum complement fixation titer against Chlamydia psittaci. The common radiographic finding of psittacosis is ground-glass attenuation radiating from the hilar areas. We report a rare case of psittacosis presenting a localized consolidation, clearly limited to the subpleural region of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karayama
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inui
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Sawa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uto
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: Tomoyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsutiya
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: Kingo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial