Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal Disease
We present a case of neonatal chlamydial pneumonitis to illustrate that a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis so that treatment can be promptly instituted. The child was afebrile and the only symptom was a cough. The respiratory equations are calculated to understand the respi...
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| description | We present a case of neonatal chlamydial pneumonitis to illustrate that a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis so that treatment can be promptly instituted. The child was afebrile and the only symptom was a cough. The respiratory equations are calculated to understand the respiratory physiology. There was no overt abnormality with ventilation, oxygenation, compliance, resistance, or ventilation-perfusion mismatch despite radiographic abnormality. The literature is searched to review if treatment with a systemic macrolide antibiotic is needed in an otherwise asymptomatic neonate with chlamydial pneumonitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f8efb7c404848589fc3541d17ef27e72025-02-03T07:24:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/549649549649Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal DiseaseKam Lun Hon0Alexander K. C. Leung1Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong KongAlberta Children’s Hospital, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, CanadaWe present a case of neonatal chlamydial pneumonitis to illustrate that a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis so that treatment can be promptly instituted. The child was afebrile and the only symptom was a cough. The respiratory equations are calculated to understand the respiratory physiology. There was no overt abnormality with ventilation, oxygenation, compliance, resistance, or ventilation-perfusion mismatch despite radiographic abnormality. The literature is searched to review if treatment with a systemic macrolide antibiotic is needed in an otherwise asymptomatic neonate with chlamydial pneumonitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/549649 |
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| title | Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal Disease |
| title_full | Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal Disease |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal Disease |
| title_short | Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal Disease |
| title_sort | chlamydial pneumonitis a creepy neonatal disease |
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