Psittacosis Pneumonia with Pleural Effusion:Report of Three Cases and Literature Review.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.14760
- Author:
Jie XU
1
;
Hai-Yan SHENG
1
;
Xin-Xin LU
2
;
Xiao-Fang LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100730,China.
2. Department of Laboratory Medicine,Beijing Tongren Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100730,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
adenosine deaminase;
pleural effusion;
pneumonia
- MeSH:
Humans;
Psittacosis/diagnosis*;
Chlamydophila psittaci;
Pleural Effusion/diagnosis*;
Pneumonia;
Lymphocytes
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2022;44(5):923-928
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
It was generally believed that psittacosis pneumonia (pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci) was rarely combined with pleural effusion and the characteristics of pleural effusion were rarely reported in the domestic literature.Herein,we reported three cases of pleural effusion due to psittacosis pneumonia,with elevated level of adenosine deaminase and lymphocyte-predominant exudative pleural effusion.Further,we reviewed the psittacosis pneumonia reports with complete clinical and lung imaging data.The imaging manifestations included pulmonary consolidation and common occurrence of a small amount of pleural effusion.The patients of psittacosis pneumonia combined with pleural effusion had severe symptoms,obvious hypoxia,and increased risk of invasive ventilation.
