An Extraordinary Presentation of a Human Psittacosis: Mimicing Acute
Monocytic Leukemia
- Fatos Atilla,
- Melike Ordu,
- Burcu Baran Ketencioglu
Abstract
Chlamydia psittaci is an intracellular organism causing psittacosis
which is found in psittacine birds and can be transmitted to humans by
inhalation or direct contact. Here we present a case of human
psittacosis mimicing acute monocytic leukemia which demonstrates an
extraordinary clinical presentation of psittacosis.29 Mar 2020Submitted to Clinical Case Reports 31 Mar 2020Submission Checks Completed
31 Mar 2020Assigned to Editor
