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Latest revision as of 14:00, 1 January 2021

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Template:Pagename is a term used to describe a disease caused by one or a combination of the following organisms:

Causes

Legionella pneumophila: Causes a severe form of pneumonia with a relatively high mortality rate, known as legionellosis or Legionnaires' disease..
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Usually occurs in younger age groups and may be associated with neurological and systemic (e.g. rashes) symptoms.
Chlamydophila pneumoniae: Mild form of pneumonia with relatively mild symptoms.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was also considered a kind of atypical pneumonia and is still called so in the Chinese mainland.

Symptoms

Symptoms include pyrexia, shortness of breath, laboured breathing, cough, arthralgia (joint pain), malaise, loss of appetite, confusion, rash, and diarrhea.

Differential diagnosis

Consider causes of prolonged acute bronchitis:

Treatment

Treatment is with oral antibiotics, mainly with those which interfere with protein synthesis e.g. erythromycin, and diagnosis is confirmed by blood cultures and sputum samples.

Azithromycin can treat:

Prognosis

Prognosis is usually good and is influenced by age and immunosuppression.

References

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+==Causes==
+* [[Legionella pneumophila]]: Causes a severe form of pneumonia with a relatively high mortality rate, known as [[legionellosis]] or Legionnaires' disease..
+* [[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]]: Usually occurs in younger age groups and may be associated with neurological and systemic (e.g. rashes) symptoms.
+* [[Chlamydophila pneumoniae]]: Mild form of pneumonia with relatively mild symptoms.
+* The [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] (SARS) was also considered a kind of atypical pneumonia and is still called so in the Chinese mainland.
-;[[Legionella pneumophila]]: Causes a severe form of pneumonia with a relatively high mortality rate, known as [[legionellosis]] or Legionnaires' disease..
+==Symptoms==
+* Symptoms include [[pyrexia]], shortness of breath, laboured breathing, [[cough]], [[arthralgia]] (joint pain), malaise, [[anorexia (symptom)|loss of appetite]], confusion, rash, and [[diarrhea]].
-;[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]]: Usually occurs in younger age groups and may be associated with neurological and systemic (e.g. rashes) symptoms.
+==Differential diagnosis==
+Consider causes of prolonged [[acute bronchitis]]:
+* [[Mycoplasma pneumonia]]
+* [[Chlamydia pneumoniae]]
+* [[Bordetella pertussis]]
-;[[Chlamydophila pneumoniae]]: Mild form of pneumonia with relatively mild symptoms.
+==Treatment==
+* Treatment is with oral [[antibiotics]], mainly with those which interfere with protein synthesis e.g. [[erythromycin]], and diagnosis is confirmed by [[blood]] cultures and [[sputum]] samples.
-Symptoms include [[pyrexia]], shortness of breath, laboured breathing, [[cough]], [[arthralgia]] (joint pain), malaise, [[anorexia (symptom)|loss of appetite]], confusion, rash, and [[diarrhea]].
-Treatment is with oral [[antibiotics]], mainly with those which interfere with protein synthesis e.g. [[erythromycin]], and diagnosis is confirmed by [[blood]] cultures and [[sputum]] samples.
+[[Azithromycin]] can treat:
+* [[Mycoplasma pneumonia]]
+* [[Chlamydia pneumoniae]]
+* [[Bordetella pertussis]]
-Prognosis is usually good and is influenced by [[Senescence|age]] and [[immunosuppression]].
-The [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] (SARS) was also considered a kind of atypical pneumonia, and is still called so in the Chinese mainland.
+==Prognosis==
+* Prognosis is usually good and is influenced by [[Senescence|age]] and [[immunosuppression]].
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-[[Category:Pneumonia]]
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+==References==
+{{Reflist|2}}
 [[es:Neumonía atípica]]
 [[zh:非典型肺炎]]
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