Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Seven Patients Diagnosed Pneumonia Caused by : a Case Series Report

Overview

Journal Front Med (Lausanne)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Jun 26

PMID 38919935

Authors

Ya Wen

Yanjia Du

Xiaoyan Shi

Zixiong Zeng

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Abstract

Background: pneumonia is very rare in normal people. At present, there is a lack of clinical data on the clinical characteristics and diagnosis and treatment experience of patients with this type of infection. Our team had recently treated 7 cases of these patients. This study aims to comprehensively summarize and analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment methods of pneumonia, and to provide clinical evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia.

Methods: Clinical data were retrospectively collected from patients diagnosed with pneumonia through metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) at the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Meizhou People's Hospital.

Results: Seven patients with pneumonia reported a history of poultry exposure, experiencing fever alongside respiratory or digestive symptoms. Marked elevation of blood inflammation markers, accompanied by hypoproteinemia and liver damage, was observed. Chest CT scans revealed pneumonia and pleural effusion. was detected in blood or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) through mNGS, often co-occurring with or other bacteria infections. Notably, Doxycycline demonstrated efficacy in treating

Conclusion: infection is a zoonotic disease, particularly among individuals with a history of poultry exposure, and mNGS emerges as a reliable diagnostic tool for its detection. infection manifests with systemic and lung inflammation, effectively addressed through Doxycycline therapy.

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