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Human Psittacosis: A Case Report

Cipriano, Ana; Machado, Ana; Santos, Fábio Videira; Abreu, Miguel Araujo; Sarmento e Castro, Rui

Psittacosis is a rare disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, an intracellular bacteria transmitted by contaminated birds. The clinical and radiological presentations are nonspecific. We describe a case of a 42-year-old woman, with known exposure to birds, who presented to the emergency department with one-week evolution of myalgia, polyarthritis, and respiratory symptoms. At admission, she had fever, respira...

Date: 2019   |   Origin: Acta Médica Portuguesa

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