Psittacosis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Differential diagnosis must be made with typhus, typhoid and atypical pneumonia by Mycoplasma, Legionella or Q fever. Exposure history is paramout to diagnosis.