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

• Published in: Experimental and therapeutic medicine Vol. 27; no. 4; p. 153
• Main Authors: Jiang, Jianping, Dai, Jinmeng, Hu, Xun, Yao, Xiujuan, Mo, Weiqiang, Wang, Haiqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece Spandidos Publications 01.04.2024; Spandidos Publications UK Ltd; D.A. Spandidos
• Subjects: Bacterial pneumonia; Blood; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case reports; Chlamydia; Chlamydia infections; Coronary vessels; Cytomegalovirus; Diagnosis; Disease; Drug therapy; Fever; Immune system; Infections; Lavage; Leukocytes; Lungs; Medical imaging; Neutrophils; Pathogens; Patients; Pneumonia; Poultry; Thymoma; Tomography; Viral infections; China; Chlamydia psittaci; metagenomics next-generation sequencing; pleural reaction; pneumonia; thymoma
• ISSN: 1792-0981; 1792-1015
• DOI: 10.3892/etm.2024.12441

The case of a patient with type B3 thymomacomorbid with 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 . 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.