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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Atypical bugs: chlamydia pneumoniae, [[legionella pneumophila]], [[mycoplasma pneumoniae]] | *Atypical bugs: chlamydia pneumoniae, [[legionella pneumophila]], [[mycoplasma pneumoniae]] | ||
==Clinical Features== | |||
*Atypical presentation: more likely to have extra-pulmonary symptoms, i.e. arthralgias, fever, malaise, headache | *Atypical presentation: more likely to have extra-pulmonary symptoms, i.e. arthralgias, fever, malaise, headache | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{Causes of pneumonia}} | |||
==Evaluation== | |||
==Management== | |||
*Macrolide antibiotic, e.g. [[azithromycin]] | |||
==Disposition== | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
==References== | |||
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Revisión actual - 10:18 8 sep 2016
Background
- Atypical bugs: chlamydia pneumoniae, legionella pneumophila, mycoplasma pneumoniae
Clinical Features
- Atypical presentation: more likely to have extra-pulmonary symptoms, i.e. arthralgias, fever, malaise, headache
Differential Diagnosis
Causes of Pneumonia
Bacteria
Viral
- Common
- Influenza
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Parainfluenza
- Rarer
- Adenovirus
- Metapneumovirus
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
- Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS)
- 2019-nCoV (COVID-19)
- Cause other diseases, but sometimes cause pneumonia
Fungal
- Histoplasmosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Blastomycosis
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP)
- Sporotrichosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Aspergillosis
- Candidiasis
Parasitic
Evaluation
Management
- Macrolide antibiotic, e.g. azithromycin