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==Overview==
==Overview==
People with pneumonia often have a productive cough, [[fever]], [[rigors|shaking chills]], [[shortness of breath]], pleuritic [[chest pain]], [[hemoptysis]], [[headache]]s, [[diaphoresis]], and clammy skin. Other possible symptoms are [[anorexia (symptom)|loss of appetite]], fatigue, [[cyanosis|blueness of the skin]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], mood swings, and[[arthralgia|joint pains]] or [[myalgia|muscle aches]]. In elderly people manifestations of pneumonia may not be typical. They may develop a new or worsening confusion or may experience unsteadiness, leading to falls. Infants with pneumonia may have many of the symptoms above, but in many cases they are simply sleepy or have a decreased appetite.
People with pneumonia often have a productive cough, [[fever]], [[rigors|shaking chills]], [[shortness of breath]], pleuritic [[chest pain]], [[hemoptysis]], [[headache]]s, [[diaphoresis]], and clammy skin. Other possible symptoms are [[anorexia (symptom)|loss of appetite]], fatigue, [[cyanosis|blueness of the skin]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], mood swings, and [[arthralgia|joint pains]] or [[myalgia|muscle aches]]. In elderly people manifestations of pneumonia may not be typical. They may develop a new or worsening confusion or may experience unsteadiness, leading to falls. Infants with pneumonia may have many of the symptoms above, but in many cases they are simply sleepy or have a decreased appetite.


==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

People with pneumonia often have a productive cough, fever, shaking chills, shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis, headaches, diaphoresis, and clammy skin. Other possible symptoms are loss of appetite, fatigue, blueness of the skin, nausea, vomiting, mood swings, and joint pains or muscle aches. In elderly people manifestations of pneumonia may not be typical. They may develop a new or worsening confusion or may experience unsteadiness, leading to falls. Infants with pneumonia may have many of the symptoms above, but in many cases they are simply sleepy or have a decreased appetite.

History and Symptoms

Pneumonia fills the lung's alveoli with fluid, keeping oxygen from reaching the bloodstream. The alveolus on the left is normal, while the alveolus on the right is full of fluid from pneumonia.

Common Symptoms

Less Common Symptoms

Elderly

The manifestations of pneumonia, like those for many conditions, might not be typical in older people. They may instead experience:

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Atypical Pneumonia

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