Riantawan P, Nunthapisud P
Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 1996 Jan;79(1):55-9.
A case of acute, severe pneumonia with respiratory insufficiency due to Chlamydia psittaci is described. Rapid improvement with tetracycline therapy in all symptoms and arterial blood gases is demonstrated. The diagnosis of psittacosis was secured by both cultivation and serological verification. A comprehensive review of the literature is appended. The present report attests to the need for inclusion of C. psittaci as a possible aetiologic agent causing fulminating community-acquired pneumonia.
描述了一例由鹦鹉热衣原体引起的伴有呼吸功能不全的急性重症肺炎病例。结果表明，四环素治疗后所有症状和动脉血气均迅速改善。通过培养和血清学验证确诊为鹦鹉热。附录中附有文献综述。本报告证明有必要将鹦鹉热衣原体列为引起暴发性社区获得性肺炎的可能病因。
