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Atypical pneumonia
Atypical pneumonia is so called because the causative organisms are not the usual ones associated with most cases of pneumonia. Besides mycoplasma, chlamydia & legionella, many viruses, fungi & protozoa can cause atypical pneumonia as well. Symptoms & signs can be atypical - dry cough, minimal or no fever, absence of lobar consolidation or leucocytosis etc. Also called walking pneumonia.
Is a type of:Pneumonia
How long it usually lasts:
Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)
How common is it?
Common
Body locations
Chest
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