A patient with psittacosis from a pigeon: A reminder of the importance of detailed interviews and relative bradycardia

A 43-year-old man was brought to our hospital with fever. The initial diagnosis was bacterial pneumonia, and ampicillin/sulbactam was administered. However, defervescence was not achieved, and relative bradycardia was observed. Detailed history-taking revealed that the patient had been involved in c...

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Main Authors: Sayato Fukui, Wataru Kawamura, Yuki Uehara, Toshio Naito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001207