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Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection

Signs & Symptoms

 Overcrowding
Note: In military recruits and nursing homes
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Close contact with COVID-19 case (negative symptom)
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Sore throat
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Gradual onset
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults]

Physical Examination

 Wheeze
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Rales
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Tachypnea
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults] Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]

Lab / Serology

 Elevated WBC
Note: With a predominance of neutrophils
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults] Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Positive nasopharynx for Chlamydia pneumoniae
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Positive Sputum for Chlamydia pneumoniae
Ref: Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]

Imagin Study

 Lobar consolidation with air bronchograms
Note: May show pleural effusion
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults] Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Lobar opacification
Note: May show pleural effusion
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults] Epocrates [ Https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/60632/Chlamydia-pneumoniae-infection]
Unilateral alveolar opacities
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults]

Complication

 Pharyngitis
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults]
Empyema
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults]
Upper respiratory involvement
Ref: Uptodate [ Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults]

Risk Factors

Cause

Other