Preferred Label : Pneumonia in chlamydia psittaci infection;
ICD-11 definition : This is an inflammatory condition of the lung—affecting primarily the microscopic
air sacs known as alveoli. This diagnosis is in a lethal intracellular bacterial species
that may cause endemic avian chlamydiosis, and respiratory psittacosis in humans.
Respiratory psittacosis caused by Chlamydophila (chlamydia) psittaci. Infection is
acquired by inhaling dried secretions from infected birds.;
ICD-11 synonym : Louisiana pneumonia; ornithosis with pneumonia;
Origin ID : 105118271;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This is an inflammatory condition of the lung—affecting primarily the microscopic
air sacs known as alveoli. This diagnosis is in a lethal intracellular bacterial species
that may cause endemic avian chlamydiosis, and respiratory psittacosis in humans.
Respiratory psittacosis caused by Chlamydophila (chlamydia) psittaci. Infection is
acquired by inhaling dried secretions from infected birds.
