[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: Masato Karayama, Naoki Inui, Hideki Yasui, Sawa Yamazaki, Eriko Muramatsu, Tomohiro Uto, Satoru Morita, Kazuhiro Asada, Tomoyoshi Tsutiya, Yutaka Nakano, Takafumi Suda, Kingo Chida
• Journal: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society (Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 44 Issue 9 Pg. 670-3 (Sep 2006) ISSN: 1343-3490 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 17037414 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Bacterial

Topics

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