Chlamydia trachomatis Pneumonia in a 50-Day-Old Full-Term Male Infant Associated With Mucus Plugging of the Left Upper Lobe Bronchus and Left Upper Lobe Atelectasis

Yuan Huang; Meixia Huang; Liqin Ke; Shuxian Li; Xiaofen Tao; Guohong Zhu

doi:10.12659/AJCR.953643

17 June 2026 : Case report China

Chlamydia trachomatis Pneumonia in a 50-Day-Old Full-Term Male Infant Associated With Mucus Plugging of the Left Upper Lobe Bronchus and Left Upper Lobe Atelectasis

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Yuan Huang

^{ABCDEF 1}, Meixia Huang^{AB 1}, Liqin Ke^{EF 1}, Shuxian Li^{ABF 1}, Xiaofen Tao^{B 2}, Guohong Zhu^{AEF 1*}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953643

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953643

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Figure 3 Bronchoscopic findings of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. (A) Larynx. (B) Left secondary carina; the black arrow indicates mucus plug obstruction of the left upper lobe bronchus. (C) Left upper lobe bronchus patent after bronchoscopic lavage. (D) Left lower lobe bronchus. (E) Right upper lobe bronchus. (F) Right intermediate bronchus.

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Chlamydia trachomatis Pneumonia in a 50-Day-Old Full-Term Male Infant Associated With Mucus Plugging of the Left Upper Lobe Bronchus and Left Upper Lobe Atelectasis

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