[Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of 5 cases of primary pneumonic plague in Tibet in 2010].

Objective: To explore the clinical manifestations, the feature of chest X-ray, the clinical outcome, and the clinical treatments of severe pneumonic plague.

Methods: We observed the clinical course of primary pneumonic plague in 5 patients, who infected Yersinia pestis in Tibet during September 2010, including manifestations of chest X-ray, the antibiotic therapy, respiratory support and the prognosis.

Results: All of the 5 patients presented with high fever, bloody sputum and difficulty breathing.