[Psittacosis without pulmonary symptoms at presentation].
We report the case of a woman who has a parrot fever disease. The first manifestations were headache, fever and flu-like muscle pain. The diagnostic was finally suspected by the anamnesis, which revealed that the patient lived with parrots, and confirmed by serological analysis. Pulmonary symptoms occurred only at a later stage, with the development of lesions showed by the chest CT Scan. The treatment was based on specific antibiotics, with the successful use of oral clarythromycin.
Sciacca
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CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgique.
Lombard
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X
Longomba
J P
JP
Senterre
J M
JM
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000175:diagnosis*