Chlamydia Abortus-Induced Pneumonia with Psychiatric Symptoms and Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report
Bing Ding, Zengkai Xu, Youtang Li, Zhiyi Ma · 2025
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Bing Ding, Zengkai Xu, Youtang Li, and Zhiyi Ma published a 2025 case report of pneumonia caused by Chlamydia abortus, a germ usually linked to farm animals and pregnancy complications. A 35-year-old man arrived with pneumonia plus psychiatric symptoms, air leaked around his lungs, and air under the skin of his neck. Standard antibiotics had already failed.
Targeted gene sequencing of lung wash fluid named the culprit. Switched to doxycycline and moxifloxacin, the man recovered: fever, mental symptoms, and lung lesions all cleared, and a follow-up scan showed near-complete healing. The authors say this complication mix had not been reported before. They credit fast molecular testing for the timely diagnosis and back doxycycline as effective treatment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bing Ding, Zengkai Xu, Youtang Li, Zhiyi Ma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |