Primary atypical pneumonia

Introduction: Primary atypical pneumonia

Description of Primary atypical pneumonia

Primary atypical pneumonia: an older term referring to an acute systemic disease with involvement of the lungs, usually caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and marked by fever, cough, relatively few physical signs, and scattered densities on x-rays; usually associated with development of cold agglutinins and antibodies to the infectious agent.
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Primary atypical pneumonia: an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults.
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Primary atypical pneumonia: Related Topics

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• Atypical pneumonia
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Terms Similar to Primary atypical pneumonia:

• atypical pneumonia
• mycoplasmal pneumonia

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More specific terms for Primary atypical pneumonia:

• psittacosis
• parrot fever
• ornithosis

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Broader terms for Primary atypical pneumonia

• respiratory disease
• respiratory illness
• respiratory disorder

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Hierarchical classifications of Primary atypical pneumonia

The following list attempts to classify Primary atypical pneumonia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

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• respiratory disease,respiratory disorder,respiratory illness
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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