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Neumonía por virus; "Neumonía errante" de origen viral
Los síntomas de neumonía viral a menudo comienzan de manera lenta y es posible que no sean serios al principio.
Los síntomas de neumonía más comunes son:
Otros síntomas abarcan:
Cuando se sospecha que una persona tiene neumonía, debe someterse a una evaluación médica completa, que incluye un examen físico completo y una radiografía del tórax, en especial dado que el examen físico no siempre puede diferenciar la neumonía de una bronquitis aguda u otras infecciones respiratorias.
Dependiendo de la gravedad de la enfermedad, se pueden hacer otros estudios, como:
Mandell LA, Wunderink RG, Anzueto A, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;44:S27-S72.
Donowitz GR. Acute pneumonia. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 64.
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