Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Ornithosis; Chlamydia psittaci
Symptoms
- Blood-tinged sputum
- Dry
cough Fatigue -
Fever and chills Headache - Joint aches
Muscle aches Shortness of breath
Signs and tests
The health care provider will hear abnormal lung sounds such as crackles and decreased breath sounds when listening to the chest with a stethoscope.
Tests include:
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Antibody titer (rising titer over time is a sign of infection) -
Blood culture (growschlamydia ) - Blood gases
CT scan of the chest - Sputum culture
X-ray of the chest
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Psittacosis Treatment
Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of
Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
