| Title | [Cough syncope caused by a possible Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia.] | | Author(s) | Cinotti R, Moubarak G, Gervais R, Mabo P | | Institution | Département de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, centre hospitalo-universtaire de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 09, France. | | Source | Rev Med Interne 2009 Jul 6. | | Abstract | We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with coughing fits followed by sinus pauses and syncope. Cardiac and neurological diagnostic work-up was negative and the patient was considered to have cough syncope. As this occurred within the context of febrile pneumonia, an infectious disease was suspected but diagnostic work-up only revealed an increase of antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae. The responsibility of this agent is discussed. Clinical recovery was obtained with the prescription of antitussive medication. | | Language | FRE | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19586690 |
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