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Symptoms of Pneumonitis

Symptoms of Pneumonitis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Pneumonitis includes the 6 symptoms listed below:

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Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Pneumonitis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Pneumonitis.

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  • Pneumonia
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Pneumonia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The main symptoms of pneumonia are coughing, sputum production, pleuritic chest pain, shaking chills, shortness of breath, rapid shallow breathing, and fever. Physical signs vary widely, ranging from diffuse, fine crackles to signs of localized or extensive consolidation and pleural effusion. There may also be associated symptoms of headache, sweating, loss of appetite, excess fatigue, and confusion (in older people).

Complications include hypoxemia, respiratory failure, pleural effusion, empyema, lung abscess, and bacteremia, with spread of infection to other parts of the body, resulting in meningitis, endocarditis, and pericarditis.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The presenting symptoms of BOOP are usually subacute, with a flulike syndrome of fever, persistent and nonproductive cough, dyspnea (especially with exertion), malaise, anorexia, and weight loss lasting for several weeks to several months. Physical assessment findings may reveal dry crackles as the only abnormality. Less common symptoms include a productive cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, generalized aching, and night sweats.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The patient typically has a history of an immunocompromising condition (such as HIV infection, leukemia, or lymphoma) or procedure (such as organ transplantation).

PCP begins insidiously with increasing shortness of breath and a nonproductive cough. Anorexia, generalized fatigue, and weight loss may follow. Although the patient may have hypoxemia and hypercapnia, he may not exhibit significant symptoms. He may, however, have a low-grade, intermittent fever.

Other signs and symptoms include tachypnea, dyspnea, accessory muscle use for breathing, crackles (in about one-third of patients), marked pallor, and decreased breath sounds (in advanced pneumonia). Cyanosis may appear with acute illness; pulmonary consolidation develops later.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Acute pneumonia: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Coughing, sputum production, pleuritic chest pain, shaking, chills, fever, pleural effusion

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Pneumonia: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The five cardinal signs and symptoms of early bacterial pneumonia are coughing, sputum production, pleuritic chest pain, shaking chills, and fever. Physical signs vary widely, ranging from diffuse, fine crackles to signs of localized or extensive consolidation and pleural effusion.

Complications include hypoxemia, respiratory failure, pleural effusion, empyema, lung abscess, and bacteremia, with the spread of infection to other parts of the body resulting in meningitis, endocarditis, and pericarditis.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, idiopathic: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The presenting symptoms of BOOP are usually subacute, with a flulike syndrome of fever, persistent and nonproductive cough, dyspnea (especially on exertion), malaise, anorexia, and weight loss lasting from several weeks to several months. Physical assessment findings may reveal dry crackles as the only abnormality. Less common signs and symptoms include a productive cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, generalized aching, and night sweats.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The patient typically has a history of an immunocompromising condition (such as HIV infection, leukemia, or lymphoma) or procedure (such as organ transplantation).

PCP begins insidiously with increasing shortness of breath and a nonproductive cough. Anorexia, generalized fatigue, and weight loss may follow. Although the patient may have hypoxemia and hypercapnia, he may not exhibit significant symptoms. He may, however, have a low-grade, intermittent fever.

Other signs and symptoms include tachypnea, dyspnea, accessory muscle use for breathing, crackles (in about one-third of patients), and decreased breath sounds (in advanced pneumonia). Cyanosis may appear with acute illness; pulmonary consolidation develops later.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Pneumonitis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Pneumonitis, it is also important to consider Pneumonitis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Pneumonitis may cause:

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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Pneumonitis. This signs and symptoms information for Pneumonitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Pneumonitis signs or Pneumonitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Pneumonitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Pneumonitis symptoms.


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