Patient's question:
Colleagues who usually dislike smoking and drinking beer and don't take care of their health have recently been coughing constantly. During severe episodes, they even cough so hard that it breaks the skin. After researching, I found that their symptoms are somewhat similar to Chlamydophila psittaci pneumonia. I'm very worried about getting infected, so I'd like to ask the doctor what are the symptoms of Chlamydophila psittaci pneumonia?Doctor's answer:
Chlamydial pneumonia is relatively uncommon in clinical diagnosis. The most common type is mycoplasma pneumonia, but there are still some differences between chlamydia and mycoplasma, especially in the course of the disease, chlamydia may be more difficult to treat than mycoplasma. Both can be treated with macrolide anti-inflammatory drugs, and the course of treatment is relatively long, approximately about one month. Moreover, it is prone to recurrence, and patients may still have the possibility of recurrence if they come into contact with the pathogen again.