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Psitacosis - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Chlamydia psittaci; Ornitosis

Tratamiento:

La infección se trata con antibióticos: la doxiciclina es la primera línea de tratamiento. Se pueden prescribir otros antibióticos, como:

Azitromicina
Eritromicina
Moxiflacina
Rifampina
Tetraciclina

Nota: generalmente no se prescriben tetraciclina ni doxiciclina por vía oral a los niños, hasta que todos los dientes permanentes hayan comenzado a crecer, o a las mujeres embarazadas. El medicamento puede decolorar de manera permanente los dientes que aún se están formando.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Se espera la recuperación completa.

Complicaciones:

Compromiso del cerebro
Disminución de la función pulmonar como resultado de neumonía
Infección en la válvula cardíaca
Inflamación del hígado (hepatitis)

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Se necesitan antibióticos para tratar esta infección. Si desarrolla síntomas de psitacosis, consulte con el médico.

Los pulmones

Sistema respiratorio

Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Torres A. Pyogenic Bacterial Pneumonia and Lung Abscess. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus CV, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 32.

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