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*The other atypical or less common features of pneumonia are:<ref name="Marrie-1994">{{Cite journal | last1 = Marrie | first1 = TJ. | title = Community-acquired pneumonia. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 501-13; quiz 514-5 | month = Apr | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 8038304 }}</ref> | *The other atypical or less common features of pneumonia are:<ref name="Marrie-1994">{{Cite journal | last1 = Marrie | first1 = TJ. | title = Community-acquired pneumonia. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 501-13; quiz 514-5 | month = Apr | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 8038304 }}</ref> | ||
#Fever with chills or rigors | #[[Fever]] with [[chills]] or [[rigors]] | ||
#Other system may also be involved like gastrointestinal which present with nausea , vomiting and diarrhea. | #Other system may also be involved like gastrointestinal which present with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. | ||
#If pneumonia is very severe the patient may also have altered consciousness. | #If pneumonia is very severe the patient may also have altered consciousness. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
An acute infection of the lung parenchyma in a previously normal individual who acquired infection from the community is termed as community acquired pneumonia. It is different than ventilator and healthcare associated pneumonia. It is a more serious condition and has a high morbidity.
History and Symptoms
- The common features of community acquired pneumonia are:
- Fever
- Cough
- Chest pain mainly pleuritic type
- Dyspnea
- Sputum production
- Sputum color may help in detecting the causative agent of the pneumonia.
- Mucopurulent is a typical feature suggesting bacterial etiology
- Watery or clear fluid points out towards atypical bacteria and virus.
- Rusty coloured sputum is more typical of pneumococal pneumonia.
- The other atypical or less common features of pneumonia are:[1]
- Fever with chills or rigors
- Other system may also be involved like gastrointestinal which present with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
- If pneumonia is very severe the patient may also have altered consciousness.