Resumo
Definição
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- presença de fatores de risco
- doença em outros membros da família
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- febre
- mal-estar
- cefaleia
- tosse
- faringite
- estertores
- taquipneia
- faringite
- conjuntivite
- hepatomegalia
- confusão
- taquicardia
- esplenomegalia
Fatores de risco
- exposição a aves e mamíferos infectados
- crianças pequenas
- idosos
- imunocomprometido
Investigações diagnósticas
Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas
- contagem de leucócitos com diferencial
- testes da função hepática
- reação em cadeia da polimerase
- radiografia torácica
Investigações a serem consideradas
- sorologia
- cultura
Algoritmo de tratamento
crianças ≥8 anos de idade e adultos não gestantes
crianças <8 anos de idade e gestantes
Colaboradores
Autores
Deborah Dean, MD, MPH

Director
Children’s Global Health Initiative
Senior Scientist
Center for Immunobiology and Vaccine Development
Professor of Medicine
University of California at San Francisco and Berkeley
Faculty, the UC Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Oakland
CA
Declarações
DD is an author of some references cited in this topic.
Revisores
Servaas Morre, PhD
Head of Laboratory of Immunogenetics
VU University Medical Center
Department of Pathology
Laboratory of Immunogenetics
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Declarações
SM declares that he has no competing interests.
William A. Petri, Jr., MD, PhD, FACP
Chief and Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville
VA
Disclosures
WAP declares that he has no competing interests.
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References
Key articles
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV). Compendium of measures to control Chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (avian chlamydiosis). 2017 [internet publication].Full text
Reference articles
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Differentials
- Pneumonia atípica causada por outros patógenos
- Sepse
- Endocardite infecciosa
More DifferentialsGuidelines
- Compendium of measures to control Chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (avian chlamydiosis)
- Psittacosis
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