Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Chlamydia pneumonia

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Slow onset of symptoms: Runny or stuffy nose, Fatigue (feeling tired), Low-grade fever, Hoarseness or loss of voice, Sore throat, Slowly worsening cough that can last for weeks or months, 
Headache
Sinusitis, 
Conjunctivitis

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

chest x-ray, pulse oximetry, blood cultures

RiskFactors

Very young (2 to 18 weeks);
Elderly;

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Encephalitis (swelling in the brain);
Myocarditis (swelling of the heart);
Bronchitis;
Laryngitis;
Pharyngitis;
OM;
Sinusitis;
Rhinorrhea;

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

Doxycycline;

WebLink

https://www.cdc.gov/pneumonia/atypical/cpneumoniae/index.html