[The case of 57-year-old patient with ornithosis].

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Z I Oddziału Wewnetrznego Szpitala im. Stanisława Leszczyńskiego, Katowicach.

Published: May 2007

The authors describe the case of ornithosis in the form of severe pleuropneumonia with breathing disorders. They emphasize that the proper diagnosis and consequently the treatment have been achieved by the detailed anamnesis and not by additional tests, as the immune reaction was found after full remission of pathological lesions.

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