Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis

Chlamydia psittaci ‒ related community-acquired pneumonia associated to acute myocarditis was diagnosed in a young man with no medical history, and a professional exposition to birds. The diagnosis was confirmed with positive specific polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage. The patient...

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出版年:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
主要な著者: Nour Sreiri, Yousri Ben Abdallah, Nabil Belfeki, Timothée Klopfenstein, Souheil Zayet
フォーマット: 論文
言語:英語
出版事項: Elsevier 2024-03-01
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オンライン・アクセス:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024000229
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author Nour Sreiri
Yousri Ben Abdallah
Nabil Belfeki
Timothée Klopfenstein
Souheil Zayet
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description Chlamydia psittaci ‒ related community-acquired pneumonia associated to acute myocarditis was diagnosed in a young man with no medical history, and a professional exposition to birds. The diagnosis was confirmed with positive specific polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage. The patient was treated with spiramycin for two weeks with anti-inflammatory treatment for myocarditis for three months. Clinical and biological improvement was rapidly observed followed by normalization of electrocardiogram and chest CT scan. No relapse was reported for over a two-year follow-up.
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spelling doaj-art-7d2f0a213cc045dba05ab3ebdc8d9cc72025-08-19T23:03:19ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702024-03-0128210373910.1016/j.bjid.2024.103739Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditisNour Sreiri0Yousri Ben Abdallah1Nabil Belfeki2Timothée Klopfenstein3Souheil Zayet4Nord Franche-Comté Hospital, Infectious Diseases Department, Trévenans, FranceNord Franche-Comté Hospital, Pneumology Department, Trévenans, FranceGroupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology Department, Melun, FranceNord Franche-Comté Hospital, Infectious Diseases Department, Trévenans, FranceNord Franche-Comté Hospital, Infectious Diseases Department, Trévenans, France; Corresponding author.Chlamydia psittaci ‒ related community-acquired pneumonia associated to acute myocarditis was diagnosed in a young man with no medical history, and a professional exposition to birds. The diagnosis was confirmed with positive specific polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage. The patient was treated with spiramycin for two weeks with anti-inflammatory treatment for myocarditis for three months. Clinical and biological improvement was rapidly observed followed by normalization of electrocardiogram and chest CT scan. No relapse was reported for over a two-year follow-up.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024000229Chlamydia psittaciCommunity-acquired pneumoniaAcute myocarditisPolymerase chain reaction
spellingShingle Nour Sreiri
Yousri Ben Abdallah
Nabil Belfeki
Timothée Klopfenstein
Souheil Zayet
Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis
Chlamydia psittaci
Community-acquired pneumonia
Acute myocarditis
Polymerase chain reaction
title Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis
title_full Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis
title_fullStr Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis
title_full_unstemmed Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis
title_short Chlamydia psittaci–related pleuro-myocarditis
title_sort chlamydia psittaci related pleuro myocarditis
topic Chlamydia psittaci
Community-acquired pneumonia
Acute myocarditis
Polymerase chain reaction
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024000229
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