[A case of psittacosis showing a localized peripheral air-space consolidation].
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.
Karayama
Masato
M
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital.
Inui
Naoki
N
Yasui
Hideki
H
Yamazaki
Sawa
S
Muramatsu
Eriko
E
Uto
Tomohiro
T
Morita
Satoru
S
Asada
Kazuhiro
K
Tsutiya
Tomoyoshi
T
Nakano
Yutaka
Y
Suda
Takafumi
T
Chida
Kingo
K
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
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial