CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS AND PNEUMONIA IN INFANTS - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Abstract

In 2 cases of pneumonia associated with C. trachomatis in infants the symptoms began in the 2nd wk of life and the illness was severest at 4 wk of age. Both infants were afebrile. One had a history of conjunctivitis. Both presented with a characteristic staccato cough and tachypnea but little evidence of peripheral airway obstruction. Chest roentgenograms showed interstitial and alveolar pulmonary infiltration in [immunoglobulin] hyperexpanded lungs. The serum Ig[immunoglobulin]M concentrations were markedly elevated. C. trachomatis was cultured from specimens from infants and 1 mother, and titers of antibody to the organism were substantially elevated in 1 infant and 1 mother.