[A case of psittacosis showing a localized peripheral air-space consolidation]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2006 Sep;44(9):670-3.
[Article in Japanese]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Air
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Psittacosis / diagnosis*
  • Psittacosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial