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Published on: March 17, 2014
[A case of psittacosis showing a localized peripheral air-space consolidation]
Masato Karayama1, Naoki Inui, Hideki Yasui
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital.
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.
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