Type B3 thymoma complicated with <em>Chlamydia psittaci</em> pneumonia with rare features: A case report

Jiang,Jianping; Dai,Jinmeng; Hu,Xun; Yao,Xiujuan; Mo,Weiqiang; Wang,Haiqin

doi:10.3892/etm.2024.12441

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Type B3 thymoma complicated with Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia with rare features: A case report

Authors:
- Jianping Jiang
- Jinmeng Dai
- Xun Hu
- Xiujuan Yao
- Weiqiang Mo
- Haiqin Wang
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Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000, P.R. China, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jiashan County Yaozhuang Town Health Centre, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314117, P.R. China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000, P.R. China

Copyright: © Jiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Published online on: February 20, 2024

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Abstract

The case of a patient with type B3 thymomacomorbid with Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) pneumonia exhibiting rare features is presented in the current report. The patient was admitted at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University (Jiaxing, China) with a history of direct contact with poultry. Clinical manifestations included fever, shivers, cough, fatigue and poor appetite. Chest computed tomography (CT) indicated right lung pneumonia, while metagenomics next‑generation sequencing using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid confirmed infection with C. psittaci. Additionally, positron emission tomography‑CT suggested the presence of thymoma. After surgery and treatment with doxycycline and imipenem cilastatin, the patient was discharged showing signs of improvement.

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Type B3 thymoma complicated with Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia with rare features: A case report

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